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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.


Etymology

Origin of microcassette

First recorded in 1975–80; micro- + cassette


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The team recently created a more durable version of their tiny robot, which is about the size of a microcassette and weighs less than a paperclip.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021

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 ● Oct. 19, 2018

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

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

From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016

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