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Cassette

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Noun

1. cassette

a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cassette

see synonyms of cassette
noun
1. 
a. 
a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck
b. 
(as modifier)
a cassette recorder
2. photography another term for cartridge (sense 5)
3. cinema
a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop
4. 
the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species

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Cassette

see synonyms of cassette
noun
1. 
a case with roll film in it, for loading a camera quickly and easily
2. 
a similar case with magnetic tape, for use in a tape recorder, VCR, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cassette

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n.
1. 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.
2. A lightproof cartridge containing photographic film or plates, used in specially designed cameras.
3. A cartridge for holding and winding typewriter or printer ribbon while in the machine.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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