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What Is a CD?


CD is short for Compact Disc.

A compact disc is constructed of 5 separate layers…

1. A thick, soft, clear plastic layer. This layer comprises the majority of the CD's thickness and weight. It protects the data layer from damage on the play side and it acts as a lens to focus the CD player's laser onto the data layer so it can more easily read the data.

2. The data layer is where the music and any other information are stored. It's the layer that the CD player "reads" in order to create the music, graphics, etc. The data layer is moulded or pressed into the top of the clear plastic layer. The data in the data layer is arranged in tracks that spiral like the grooves on a vinyl record, except CDs are read from the "inside out", the opposite of vinyl records.

3. Next, a reflective, metallic layer is placed on top of the data layer. It allows the disc to function like a mirror, reflecting the CD player's laser back to the detector in the CD player after it has read the data layer. This layer gives the CD's play-side that shiny appearance.

4. A thin, hard protective layer is an ultra-thin plastic coating added to provide protection of the reflective and data layers, while also forming a surface upon which the label information can be printed.

5. Finally the label layer is printed on top of the protective layer. It contains. for example, the CD title, graphics, band name and other information to identify the contents of the disc. That's the label side, of course.

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