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cartridge

Dictionary definition · cartridge

noun

  1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
  2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
  3. a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment"he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"
  4. an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).