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   ocr: COMPACT DISCPLAYER - COMPACT DISC, OR CD, stores sound in a Adigital form on a spiral track. As the disc TRACK spins, a beam oflaser light shines on a series CODES ofreflective areas and nonreflective pits. Ac detector senses whether the beam 1S reflected or not, and produces a string ofbinary data, which is then translated into stereo sound. : OPTICAL B2 - READ-OUT E >>>) LASER UNDERSIDE OF DISC - HA ar A: SEE ALSO