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cassette
(kə set′, ka-)
noun
- a case with roll film in it, for loading a camera quickly and easily
- a similar case with magnetic tape, for use in a tape recorder, VCR, etc.
Origin: Fr, dim. of NormFr casse, case
See cassette in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A small flat case containing two reels and a length of magnetic tape that winds between them, often used in audio and video recorders and players and as a medium for storing data in digital form.
- A lightproof cartridge containing photographic film or plates, used in specially designed cameras.
- A cartridge for holding and winding typewriter or printer ribbon while in the machine.
Origin:
Origin: French, small box
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , diminutive of Norman French casse, case; see case2
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