Cartridge
WordNet
noun
(1) Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
(2) An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
(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) A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
- (A general sense that arose by extension from the sense of firearm cartridge) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
- A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
- Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
- 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".