DVD Multi is a specification for optical media drives. The specification was approved by the DVD Forum

DVD Forum

The DVD Forum is an international organization composed of hardware, software, media and content companies that use and develop the DVD and formerly HD DVD formats...

 and was claimed to enable disc compatiblity for virtually all formats officially created by the DVD Forum. However, DVD+R/RW

DVD+RW

DVD+RW is a physical format for rewritable DVDs and can hold up to 4.7 GB. DVD+RW was created by the DVD+RW Alliance, an industry consortium of drive and disc manufacturers...

 is not included because it is not "officially" from the DVD Forum.

Drives with DVD Multi logo

Logo

A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...

 can read and write DVD-R/RW

DVD-RW

A DVD-RW disc is a rewritable optical disc with equal storage capacity to a DVD-R, typically 4.7 GB. The format was developed by Pioneer in November 1999 and has been approved by the DVD Forum. The smaller Mini DVD-RW holds 1.46 GB, with a diameter of 8 cm.The primary advantage of DVD-RW over...

 and DVD-RAM

DVD-RAM

DVD-RAM is a disc specification presented in 1996 by the DVD Forum, which specifies rewritable DVD-RAM media and the appropriate DVD writers. DVD-RAM media have been used in computers as well as camcorders and personal video recorders since 1998.-Design:DVD-RAM is one of three competing...

 discs, and read DVD-Video

DVD-Video

DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder...

 and DVD-ROM. Some may also play DVD-Audio

DVD-Audio

DVD-Audio is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio is not intended to be a video delivery format and is not the same as video DVDs containing concert films or music videos....

 and/or DVD+R/RW discs.

Version 1.1 is the current version (as of September 2009).

Informally, Super Multi

Super Multi

Super Multi is a term used to label DVD recorders that support both "minus" and "plus" DVD formats, as well as DVD-RAM....

 or Super AllWrite refers to a drive that read and writes CD-R/RW

CD-RW

A CD-RW is a rewritable optical disc. It was introduced in 1997, and was known as "CD-Writable" during development. It was preceded by the CD-MO, which was never commercially released....

, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-RAM.