Cartridgename

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  A surname.

cartridgenoun/ˈkɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/

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  engineeringfirearmsgovernmentThe package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.

  • Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride.
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  A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.

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  businessconstructionmanufacturingA replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water.

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  computingengineeringmathematicsA vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

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  computingengineeringmathematicsMagnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.

  • 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.
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  computingengineeringmathematicsA removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.

  • 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.
  • 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[…]
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  obsoleteA 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".