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Universal Media Disc
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<p>The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Optical_disc/vjVDB1GH">optical disc</a> medium developed by <a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a> for use on its <a href="/facts/PlayStation_Portable/dj4sa6wo">PlayStation Portable</a> handheld <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">gaming</a> and <a href="/facts/Multimedia/PtJteq27">multimedia</a> platform. It can hold up to 1.8 <a href="/facts/Gigabyte/s2hb2SEg">gigabytes</a> of data and is capable of storing video games, feature-length films, and music. UMD is the <a href="/facts/Trademark/B23H8IS0">trademark</a> of <a href="/facts/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment/tnH01NqQ">Sony Computer Entertainment</a> for their optical disk cartridge (ODC). </p>