1. Plural of minidisc; small optical discs used for recording and storing digital audio, popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
Usage: Primarily used in historical or technical contexts; technology is largely obsolete.

Examples

• She collected minidiscs as a teenager before switching to digital music players.
• The portable minidisc recorder was a popular device for musicians in the late 1990s.
• He still owns several minidiscs from his college years, though he no longer has a player.
• Minidiscs offered better sound quality than cassette tapes and were more durable than CDs.
• The format never achieved the widespread adoption of CDs, and minidiscs eventually became obsolete.