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

That’s how Murphy began writing what became “The Long Haul,” though he started so long ago that he used a microcassette recorder.

From Washington Post

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

From Salon

My first instrument was the microcassette recorder.

From Seattle Times

Meeting Villechaize, Tate incuriously sets his microcassette recorder before a three-foot-eleven-inch egotist who gasses on long enough to make him late for his appointment with Vidal.

From The New Yorker

I find a microcassette player, change the batteries, put in a few tapes, and hear a blank fuzz.

From Slate