cartridge

Meaning

1. The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
2. (broadly) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
3. A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
4. Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
5. A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
6. (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".

Synonyms

bullet

shell

🐚

shot

pickup

ammunition

magazine

projectile

charge

cassette

clamping chuck

cassette tape

tape cartridge

copper

fuse box

gunshot

lamp socket

shotgun shell

shot shell

slug

socket

taping

wadding

cartridge case

lampholder

lamp stand

chartula

lamp holder

explosive cartridge

soundbox

film holder

fuse block

lamp receptacle

clamping head

lamp base

magnetic tape cassette

tong hold

sound producer

adapter socket

holding chuck

acoustic pick-up

grip holder

radius head

split collet

gripping head

globe holder

bulb holder

lamp cup

fuse case

fuse cartrige

magnetic tape cartridge

Translations

cartouche

Patrone

cartucho

cartuccia

cartucho

cartutx

patroon

kardoes

Kartusche

pente

Kassette

caricatore

fişek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒ/

Etymology

Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche.