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Not trying to correct you, just looking for the right word. Digital isn't the right term here, because CDs are also digital. I'm trying to come up with the word
by wkjagt 11mo ago
Not trying to correct you, just looking for the right word.
Digital isn't the right term here, because CDs are also digital. I'm trying to come up with the word for the opposite of physical media, but strangely I can't. Maybe streaming, but how would MP3s on a USB drive fit in?
- Anthony-G 11mo agoEthereal, Ephemeral? I know what you mean but I can't think of any word that describes the concept (without requiring further elaboration).
- beAbU 11mo agoMaybe "mediumless" is the right word. Although, if we want to pedantic: music stored on a hard disk is still stored on a medium, but you can't pop the hard drive into any old player and play the music.
- kgwxd 11mo ago"physical media" is an inaccurate, redundant, phrase.
- Joeboy 11mo agoThe issue here is, "physical" is a misleading word. Digital works are also held on physical media. The distinction is whether the work is stored on a dedicated physical object. Edit: I suppose a jukebox confuses things as I think it belongs in the "physical media" box, but it isn't dedicated to a specific work. Hmm.