cassette

[ kuh-set, ka- ]
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noun
  1. Also called cassette tape . a compact case containing a length of magnetic tape that runs between two small reels: used for recording or playback of audio or video in a tape recorder, cassette deck, video camera, or VCR, and for storage of data by some small computer systems.: See also audiocassette, videocassette.

  2. Photography. a lightproof metal or plastic container for a roll of film, having a single spool for supplying and rewinding the film.

  1. a replaceable or refillable cartridge in a typewriter or printer that contains the ribbon or ink.

  2. a case or tray in a printer or copier that holds the paper.

Origin of cassette

1
1955–60; <French, equivalent to casse “box” (see case2) + -ette -ette

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British Dictionary definitions for cassette

cassette

/ (kæˈsɛt) /


noun
    • a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck

    • (as modifier): a cassette recorder

  1. photog another term for cartridge (def. 5)

  1. films a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop

  2. the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species

Origin of cassette

1
C18: from French: little box; see case ²

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