digital compact cassette

(Electrical Engineering) a magnetic tape cassette on which sound can be recorded in a digital format. Abbreviation: DCC

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digital compact cassette

n → lettore-registratore m digitale

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In recent years, companies have touted a range of products including Sony's MiniDisc, Philips' Digital Compact Cassette and Digital Audio Tape.

Will DVD kill the video tape?; FAST FORWARD: Hi-tech giants team up to change the face of home entertainment

Sony's MD also had rivals for consumers' affection: Digital Compact Cassette, which was being pushed by Dutch electronics giant Philips, and Digital Audio Tape.

Sony goes to max on Minidisc: 2.5-incher to be touted as 'new' cassette

Volkwein said that Philips has no plans for a major relaunch of Digital Compact Cassette (DCC), the digital tape format that it developed and launched three years ago to great fanfare, but with little success.

Philips moving into 'smart' home

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