# DVD

Pronunciation: say "dee-vee-DEE" US /ˌdi vi ˈdi/, UK /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/

## Noun

1. Initialism of digital video/versatile disc. — Initialism of digital video/versatile disc; an optical disc on which video is recorded in digital format, such as commercially-released movies and other video media.
   - Simple: Initialism of digital video/versatile disc. It is a disc that holds movies and other videos you can play.
   - _The bonus features on this DVD include deleted scenes and a director's commentary._
   - _Streaming services have largely replaced the DVDs that once filled rental stores._
2. Initialism of dissociated vertical deviation. — Initialism of dissociated vertical deviation.
   - Simple: Initialism of dissociated vertical deviation. It names an eye condition where one eye slowly drifts upward on its own.
   - _The ophthalmologist diagnosed DVD after watching one eye drift upward whenever the child grew tired._
   - _Surgeons often treat DVD by weakening the muscle that pulls the eye upward._

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