microcassette

American  

[mahy-kroh-kuh-set, -ka-] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ kəˌsɛt, -kæ- /

noun

1. a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.

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Etymology

Origin of microcassette

First recorded in 1975–80; micro- + cassette

Example Sentences

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microcassette

I spoke sentences into the microcassette recorder I hadn't been using to record lectures.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021

I discover that they still sell microcassette players on Amazon and a day later there’s the sound of the package being dropped on the doorstep.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018

The Washington Post said that it obtained the tape from a source who “asked to be identified only as a person with whom Carswell shared the microcassette of the call shortly after the interview.”

From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2016

Carswell shared the microcassette of the call with the source shortly after the interview.

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016

Quizzing Alex about his life, Max cheerfully professes to be a smuggler and tries unsuccessfully to sell him a microcassette recorder and a camera.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2011