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Writing a CD or DVD involves using a powerful laser to melt a dye inside the disc to a special pattern. Since melting can often be seen as a form of burning, and since burning sounds cooler, it is the preferred name.

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B/c that's pretty much what happens. A small laser makes tiny, tiny spots on the optical disc, much like if you'd use a magnifying lens to make burn marks on a piece of wood.

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