packet writingA technique for writing {CD-R}s and {CD-RW}s 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)