cartridge (n.)

  1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

  2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

    [ Syn: magazine ]

  3. a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck'

  4. an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

    [ Syn: pickup ]

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