CARTRIDGE

cartridge

(noun) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

cartridge, pickup

(noun) an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

cartridge

(noun) a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; “he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck”

magazine, cartridge

(noun) a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Cartridge

A surname.

Etymology

Noun

cartridge (plural cartridges)

(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.

(by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

(computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.

(computing) A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.

(obsolete) A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".

Source: Wiktionary

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Car"tridge, n. Etym: [Formerlly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See Cartouch.] (Mil.)

Definition: A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. Ball cartridge, a cartridge containing a projectile.

– Blank cartrige, a cartridge without a projectile, -- Center-fire cartridge, a cartridge in which the fulminate occupies an axial position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. Rim-fire cartridge, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base.

– Cartridge bag, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for a cannon.

– Cartridge belt, a belt having pocket for cartridges.

– Cartridge box, a case, usually of leather, attached to a belt or strap, for holding cartridges.

– Cartridge paper. (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges. (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also for making drawings upon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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