cassette

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈsɛt/, /kæˈsɛt/

Noun

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. (cycling) A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.
6. A saggar ceramic container used in a kiln

Synonyms

• tape

Related terms

• DAT
• VCR

Translations

• French: cassette, cassette audio, audiocassette, cassette vidéo, vidéocassette
• German: Kassette, Audiokassette, Tonkassette, Videokassette
• Portuguese: cassete
• Russian: кассе́та
• Spanish: casete

Translations

• French: cassette
• German: Zahnkranzpaket
• Italian: cassetta pignoni, pacco pignoni

Translations

• German: Kassette

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