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tape cartridge

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tape cartridge

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tape cartridge [′tāp ‚kär·trij]
(engineering acoustics)
A cartridge that holds a length of magnetic tape in such a way that the cartridge can be slipped into a tape recorder and played without threading the tape; in stereophonic usage, usually refers to an eight-track continuous-loop cartridge, which is larger than a cassette. Also known as cartridge.


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