Optical disc
Blu-ray blue laserAlternatively referred to as optical media, optical storage, Optical disc drive (ODD), and optical disk, an optical disc is any media read using a laser assembly. The most common types of optical media are Blu-ray, CDs, and DVDs. Computers can read and write to CDs and DVDs using a CD Writer or DVD Writer drive, and a Blu-ray is read with a Blu-ray drive. Drives such as a CD-R and DVD-R drive that can read and write information to discs are known as magneto-optic (MO).