cartridge
- 1) noun, a cylindrical, usually metal casing containing an explosive charge and often a bullet, for a rifle or other small arms
- 2) noun, a case for an explosive, such as a blasting charge
- 3) noun, an electromechanical transducer in the pick-up of a record player, usually either containing a piezoelectric crystal (crystal cartridge) or an electromagnet (magnetic cartridge)
- 4) noun, a container for magnetic tape that is inserted into a tape deck in audio or video systems. It is about four times the size of a cassette
- 5) noun, Also called: cassette, magazine photog a light-tight film container that enables a camera to be loaded and unloaded in normal light
- 6) noun, computing a removable unit in a computer, such as an integrated circuit, containing software
Etymology
C16: from earlier cartage, variant of cartouche (cartridge)
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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