A disc for use with a recording and/or reproducing apparatus, the disc comprising: a user data area in which user data is recorded; a spare area other than the user data area and which includes a substitute area for a defective area existing in the user data area; the disc further comprising: a defect management area, wherein the defect management area comprises a defect information and a defect management information; a temporary defect management area (TDMA) other than the defect management area, characterized in that the temporary defect management area (TDMA) comprises a temporary defect information (TDFL) and a temporary defect management information (TDDS), the temporary defect information (TDFL) includes an address of the defective area and an address of a replacement area in the spare area, the replacement area has a replacement data which replaces a portion of the user data recorded in the defective area, the temporary defect management information (TDDS) includes a pointer of the recording position of the temporary defect information (TDFL) and an address of a last data that is lastly recorded in the user data area, wherein in the case that the disc is finalized a copy of a last recorded temporary defect information (TDFL) and a copy of a last recorded temporary defect management information (TDDS) are recorded as the defect information and the defect management information in the defect management area respectively. a user data area in which user data is recorded; a spare area other than the user data area and which includes a substitute area for a defective area existing in the user data area; the disc further comprising: a defect management area, wherein the defect management area comprises a defect information and a defect management information; a temporary defect management area (TDMA) other than the defect management area, characterized in that the temporary defect management area (TDMA) comprises a temporary defect information (TDFL) and a temporary defect management information (TDDS), the temporary defect information (TDFL) includes an address of the defective area and an address of a replacement area in the spare area, the replacement area has a replacement data which replaces a portion of the user data recorded in the defective area, the temporary defect management information (TDDS) includes a pointer of the recording position of the temporary defect information (TDFL) and an address of a last data that is lastly recorded in the user data area, wherein in the case that the disc is finalized a copy of a last recorded temporary defect information (TDFL) and a copy of a last recorded temporary defect management information (TDDS) are recorded as the defect information and the defect management information in the defect management area respectively. a defect management area, wherein the defect management area comprises a defect information and a defect management information; a temporary defect management area (TDMA) other than the defect management area, characterized in that the temporary defect management area (TDMA) comprises a temporary defect information (TDFL) and a temporary defect management information (TDDS), the temporary defect information (TDFL) includes an address of the defective area and an address of a replacement area in the spare area, the replacement area has a replacement data which replaces a portion of the user data recorded in the defective area, the temporary defect management information (TDDS) includes a pointer of the recording position of the temporary defect information (TDFL) and an address of a last data that is lastly recorded in the user data area, wherein in the case that the disc is finalized a copy of a last recorded temporary defect information (TDFL) and a copy of a last recorded temporary defect management information (TDDS) are recorded as the defect information and the defect management information in the defect management area respectively.