burn a CD

burn a CD
 v.

   To write a software or document distribution on a CDR. Coined from the
   fact that a laser is used to inscribe the information by burning small
   pits in the medium, and from the fact that disk comes out of the drive
   warm to the touch. Writable CDs can be done on a normal desk-top
   machine with a suitable drive (so there is no protracted release cycle
   associated with making them) but each one takes a long time to make,
   so they are not appropriate for volume production. Writable CDs are
   suitable for software backups and for short-turnaround-time low-volume
   software distribution, such as sending a beta release version to a few
   selected field test sites. Compare {cut a tape}.