cassette

cas·sette  (k-st, k-)

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.

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[French, small box, from Old French, diminutive of Norman French casse, case; see case².]

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cassette

Noun

a plastic case containing a reel of film or magnetic tape [French: little box]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cassette - a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video audiocassette - a cassette for audiotape cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) videocassette - a cassette for videotape

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In photography, a reloadable container for either unexposed or exposed sensitized materials which may be removed from the camera or darkroom equipment under lightened conditions.

Translations

cassette [kæˈsɛt] n → cas(s)et(t)e m or f

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cassette [kæˈsɛt] n → cassette f

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cassette [kæˈsɛt] n → Kassette f

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cassette [kæˈsɛt] n → cassetta