Cartridge definition

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cartridges
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A small modular unit designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment.

An ink cartridge; a disposable cartridge of caulking compound.

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A cylindrical case of cardboard, metal, etc. containing the charge and primer, and usually the projectile, for a firearm.
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A replaceable unit in the pickup of an electric phonograph, containing the stylus, or needle.
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A case filled with high explosives, used in blasting.
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A lightproof case with photographic film that can be loaded directly into a camera.
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A cylindrical, usually metal casing containing the primer and charge of ammunition for firearms.
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Such a casing fitted with a bullet.
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A similar piece of ammunition, such as a shotgun shell.
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A case containing magnetic tape in a reel; a cassette.
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A case containing a ribbon in a spool, for use in printers and electric typewriters.
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Any of various small containers, holding a supply of material for a larger device into which it is inserted.

An ink cartridge for a pen, a toner cartridge for a desktop printer.

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A protected roll of camera film.
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A surname​.
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A removable case containing the stylus and electric conversion circuitry in a phonograph pickup.
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Singular:
cartridge
Plural:
cartridges

Origin of cartridge

  • Alteration of earlier cartage alteration of French cartouche from Italian cartuccio variant of cartoccio roll of paper cartouche

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cartridge Sentence Examples

  • Marine algae are usually mounted on tough smooth white cartridge paper in the following manner.

  • Remove the empty cartridge from the printer.

  • Bordeaux kicked sand away from a suspicious mound and found an empty cartridge box.

  • The old cartridge tags are replaced with gold plated, copper beryllium versions.

  • The Saturn had a cartridge slot, but primarily ran CD-ROM games, and the controller closely resembled the six-button design from the Sega Genesis.

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