cassette

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§EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French cassette.

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kəˈsɛt/, /kæˈsɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

§NounEdit

cassette (plural cassettes)

1. A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
2. Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner
3. (photography) A lightproof container for photographic film.
4. (genetics) A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
5. A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.

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  audio cassettes

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  ROM cassette

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  film cassette

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  bicycle cassette

§SynonymsEdit

• tape

§TranslationsEdit

§Derived termsEdit

§Related termsEdit

• DAT
• VCR

§See alsoEdit

• cartridge
• eight track, 8 track
• reel-to-reel

§AnagramsEdit

• test case

§EtymologyEdit

From Old French casse (“case”) +‎ -ette (diminutive), hence a small case. Cognate with Italian cassetta.

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ka.sɛt/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Homophone: cassettes

§NounEdit

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. treasure box

   La cassette du roi.

2. any small box

   Une cassette à compartiments.

3. a cassette tape

   Un magnétophone à cassette.

§SynonymsEdit

• K7

§External linksEdit

• “cassette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

§NounEdit

cassette f

1. plural form of cassetta

§EtymologyEdit

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§NounEdit

cassette f (plural cassettes)

1. cassette