cartridge.
The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
Meaning & usage
The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
A replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water.
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 removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
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".
Where this word comes from
Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche.
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