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Dictionary definition for: Cartridge

1. (n) ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

2. (n) a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

3. (n) a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

4. (n) 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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