1. Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
   "The soldier loaded a fresh cartridge into his rifle"
    
2. A light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required
   "The photographer loaded a new cartridge of film into the camera";
   - magazine
    
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
   "He carefully replaced the worn cartridge on his turntable";
   - pickup
    
5. (computing) a container of ink or toner for a computer printer
   "I need to replace the ink cartridge in my printer"

Derived forms: cartridges

Type of: ammo [informal], ammunition, electro-acoustic transducer, module, supply chamber

Part of: camera, phonograph, photographic camera, record player

Encyclopedia: Cartridge