cartridge
IPA: kˈɑrtrʌdʒ
noun
- (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".
- A surname.
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Examples of "cartridge" in Sentences
- The bullets were in cartridge.
- The cartridge headspaces on the belt.
- The cartridge is mounted in the carriage.
- The drawing dimensions overconstrain the cartridge.
- The cartridge is inserted with the label facing inward.
- The cartridge will not puncture until the trigger is pulled.
- Also, methods of loading the reusable cartridges are disclosed.
- The cartridge is made of a pair of sealed and separable members.
- The cartridge was the result of the Enhanced Rifle Cartridge program.
- The amount of freebore is a function of both the barrel and the cartridge.