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cartridge
English
Etymology
Corruption of French cartouche. Doublet of cartouche.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??t??d?/
- (US) enPR: kär?tr?j, IPA(key): /?k??t??d?/
Noun
cartridge (plural cartridges)
- (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.
- 1983, Helpline (in Sinclair User issue 21)
- The program generates a catalogue of the files on the cartridge selected by the user, reads the catalogue into memory and erases the cartridge copy, so that an up-to-date copy is always generated.
- 1983, Helpline (in Sinclair User issue 21)
- (computing) A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
- 1981, Communication Outlook (volume 3)
- We would like to see someone market a low-power, text-to-speech cartridge that would mate with the Epson and use its internal battery pack.
- 2002, Video Game Bible, 1985-2002 (page 180)
- Nintendo made sure to loudly trumpet all of the advantages of the cartridge format, particularly the greatly reduced loading times and the sturdiness of the cartridges […]
- 1981, Communication Outlook (volume 3)
- (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".
Derived terms
Translations
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obturation
English
Etymology
From Latin obturare (“to stop up”): compare French obturation.
Noun
obturation (countable and uncountable, plural obturations)
- The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
- Deaf by an outward obturation.
- (firearms) The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.
Related terms
- obturate
- obturative
French
Pronunciation
Noun
obturation f (plural obturations)
- sealing; closing up
- blockage
- a dental filling
Derived terms
- vitesse d'obturation
Further reading
- “obturation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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