cartridge

  1. Noun.  (context, firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
  2. Noun.  (by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
  3. Noun.  (computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
  4. Noun.  (computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
  5. Noun.  (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"''.

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