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cas·sette

 (kə-sĕt′, kă-)
n.
1. A small flat case containing two reels and a length of magnetic tape that winds between them, often used in audio and video recorders and players and as a medium for storing data in digital form.
2. A lightproof cartridge containing photographic film or plates, used in specially designed cameras.
3. A cartridge for holding and winding typewriter or printer ribbon while in the machine.

[French, small box, from Old French, diminutive of Norman French casse, case; see case2.]
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cassette

(kæˈsɛt)
n
1. (Electronics)
a. a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck
b. (as modifier): a cassette recorder.
2. (Photography) photog another term for cartridge5
3. (Film) films a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop
4. (Genetics) the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species
[C18: from French: little box; see case2]
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cas•sette

(kəˈsɛt, kæ-)

n.
1. a plastic case in which audiotape or videotape runs between two reels for use in recording or playing back.
2. a lightproof container for a roll of photographic film, having a single spool for supplying and rewinding the film.
[1955–60; < French, =casse box (see case2) + -ette -ette]
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cassette

In photography, a reloadable container for either unexposed or exposed sensitized materials which may be removed from the camera or darkroom equipment under lightened conditions.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cassette - a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or videocassette - a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
audiocassette - a cassette for audiotape
cassette tape - a cassette that contains magnetic tape
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
videocassette - a cassette for videotape
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Translations
عُلْبَةُ شَريط تَسْجيل أو فيلمكَاسِيت
kazetakazetový
kassette
kasetti
kazeta
snælda, kassetta
カセット
카세트
kasečių grotuvaskasetinis magnetofonas
kasete
kazetový
kaseta
kassett
ตลับเทป
băng cassette

cassette

[kæˈset]
A. Ncasette m, cassette m
B. CPD cassette deck Nplatina f, pletina f
cassette player Ncasette m, cassette m
cassette recorder Ncasette m, cassette m
cassette tape N = cassette
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cassette

[kəˈsɛt] n (audio, video)cassette fcassette deck n (= cassette player) → lecteur m de cassettes; [hi-fi system] → platine f cassettescassette player nlecteur m de cassettescassette recorder nmagnétophone m à cassettescassette tape ncassette f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cassette

nKassette f

cassette

:
cassette deck
nKassettendeck nt
cassette player, cassette recorder
cassette tape
nKassette f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cassette

[kæˈsɛt] ncassetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cassette

(kəˈset) noun
a plastic container holding photographic film or magnetic tape. I've put a new cassette in my camera; I bought a cassette of Scottish music; (also adjective) a cassette recorder.
cassette player noun
an electrical machine for playing cassettes.
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cassette

كَاسِيت kazeta kassette Kassette κασέτα casete kasetti cassette kazeta cassetta カセット 카세트 cassette kassett kaseta cassete, fita cassete кассета kassett ตลับเทป kaset băng cassette 盒式磁带
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Se guardaba dicha informacion en una "cajita" o casette que permitia grabar audio por ambos lados.
John was also given a casette featuring the re-recorded piece of music.
Sulle panchine o nei bar dell'angiporto ancora oggi e possibile incontrare anziani che parlano tra di loro lo xenexiese, il genovese, che si raccontano aneddoti del tempo che fu, della vita che si sviluppava nelle conventillos della Boca, le casette in legno e lamiera ondulata variamente dipinte, dove cinque o sei famiglie abitavano ognuna una stanzetta attorno al patio e tutti insieme condividevano l'unico bagno e l'unica cucina.
Ripensando ai sei anni passati in seminario, Sovente individua il "protagonista assoluto" della sua infanzia nell'"incantato universo del Rione Terra con i suoi pescatori, le sue donne sempre incinte, i suoi bambini seminudi, le sue cavernose casette zeppe di reti, indumenti, legna, masserizie [...]" (Z: 8).
(A1, A4, B48, B100, E = apoproteins; ABCA1 and ABCG5/G8 = ATP-binding casette transporter proteins; CE = cholesterol ester; CETP = cholesterol ester transfer protein; CM = chylomicron; FA = fatty acid; HSPG = heparan sulphate proteoglycans; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; IDL = intermediate-density lipoprotein; LCAT = lecithin: cholesterol acyl transferase; LPL = lipoprotein lipase; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; LDLR = LDL receptor; LDLRP = LDL receptor-like protein; NEFA = non- esterified fatty acid; SR = scavenger receptor B1; UC = unesterified cholesterol; VLDL = very low-density lipoprotein.)
On their long haul to the land of Manx, the lads would have been reading in their newspapers about the recent Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson; while current chart hits like Happy Hour by The Housemartins, Venus by Bananarama, and Dancing On The Ceiling by Lionel Richie would have loomed large on their Sony Walkman casette players.
A new-fangled Walkman casette player would set you back between PS20 and PS30 and a VHS video player up to PS500.
Considering the importance of the HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA strains, and concerns about the inconsistent spread of this organism into the communities and hospitals, a SCCmec casette typing has been performed in order to understand better the epidemiology of MRSA in this area of the country (16,19,27).
In that case, a casette recorder housing a palm-sized bomb was placed in the luggage hold, its explosion tearing a 50 centimeter hole in the fuselage and causing decompression and a subsequent mid-air break-apart.
Bianca Jones Gold Vermeil Casette Tape Necklace, PS44 (biancajones.co.uk) BIANCA JONES' cassette tape pendant is a must-have for every bonafide rock chick.