cassette

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French cassette.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: kəˈsɛt
• Rhymes: -ɛt

[edit] 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.
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.

audio cassettes

ROM cassette

film cassette

bicycle cassette

[edit] Synonyms

• tape

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• audiocassette
• cassette deck
• data cassette
• videocassette

• diskette

[edit] Related terms

• DAT
• VCR

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aceesstt
• test case

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

cas (case) + -ette (diminutive), hence a small case

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: /ka.sɛt/, SAMPA: /ka.sEt/
• Homophones: cassettes

[edit] Noun

cassette f. (plural cassettes)

1. a cassette tape

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

cassette f.

1. Plural form of cassetta.