live CD

noun

live CD

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A storage medium, often a compact disc, that contains a complete operating system that can be booted off the medium without having to install it.

Related terms
live DVD, live USB
Coordinate terms
boot disk, boot drive, boot floppy

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