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cartridge

/ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkɑɹtɹɪdʒ/

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noun

Cartouche

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

Examples :

"The soldier carefully loaded a new cartridge into the rifle. "

Le soldat a soigneusement chargé une nouvelle cartouche dans le fusil.

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noun

Cartouche

(by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.

Examples :

"The printer's ink cartridge needs replacing. "

La cartouche d'encre de l'imprimante doit être remplacée.

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noun

Cartouche

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

Examples :

"My printer ran out of ink, so I needed to buy a new cartridge. "

Mon imprimante a manqué d'encre, j'ai donc dû acheter une nouvelle cartouche.

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noun

Bande magnétique, cartouche

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

Examples :

"The computer technician used a cartridge to back up the important student files. "

Le technicien informatique a utilisé une cartouche pour sauvegarder les fichiers importants des étudiants.

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noun

Cartouche

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

Examples :

"The student inserted the cartridge into the computer to load the new game software. "

L'étudiant a inséré la cartouche dans l'ordinateur pour charger le nouveau logiciel de jeu.

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noun

Cartouche

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".

Examples :

"The printer's cartridge was empty, so I needed to buy a new one. "

La cartouche de l'imprimante était vide, j'ai donc dû en acheter une nouvelle.

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