what does ripping a cd mean
What is ripping?Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk, typically from removable media such as compact disc (CD) or DVD or even a streaming video. Despite the name, neither the media nor the data is damaged after extraction.
Ripping, more formally known as digital extraction, is the process of copying audio or video content from a compact disc, DVD or streaming media onto a computer hard drive. A ripper program has an encoder to compress the source media and reduce the size of the file it stores on the hard disk.