packet writing

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

packet writing

   <storage> A technique for writing {CD-Rs} and {CD-RWs} that is
   more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes
   to write the CD.

   {Adaptec}'s DirectCD is a packet writing recorder for {Windows
   95} and {Windows NT} that uses the {UDF} version 1.5 file
   system.

   [Is this true?  How does it work?]

   (1999-09-01)