“Exact Audio Copy, or EAC as the cool kids say, is the Swiss Army Knife of CD ripping, copying, and burning. The goal of this program, as the name suggests, is to rip audio from a CD without adulterating the file. It does this through jitter correction and read error detection...”
Each entry is carefully detailed, and for free software, packaged and 'sold' to the reader. Recommended for the new entrant to Computer audiophilia. Great spot by @headfonia.