cartridge
English
/ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒ/, /ˈkɑɹtɹɪdʒ/
noun
Definitions
- (firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
- (by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
- (computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
- (computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
- (computing) A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
- (obsolete) 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".
Etymology
Borrowed from French cartouche (cartouche).
Origin
French
cartouche
Gloss
cartouche
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cartouche English
- cartridgeless English
- cartridgelike English
- multicartridge English
- Kartusche German
- cartoccio Italian
- cartuccia Italian
- cartouche French
- cartoucherie French
- cartouchière French
- encartoucher French
- cartucho Spanish, Castilian
- cartucho Portuguese
- カルトゥーシュ Japanese
- kartridż Polish
- kartusz Polish
- خرطوش Arabic
- कारतूस Hindi
- katrij Indonesian
- katrij Malay