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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cassette \Cas`sette"\ Cassette \Cas`sette"\, n. [F., prop., a
     casket, dim. of casse a case. See 1st {Case}.]
     1. Same as {Seggar}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. a small case to hold a removable part of some mechanism,


        designed for convenience in inserting and removing the
        working part. Most commonly referring to a tape cassette,
        made mostly of plastic, which holds a reel of magnetic
        tape for tape players or tape recorders or video cassette
        recorders. The term may refer, as for tape cassettes, to
        the integrated case plus tape, or sometimes only to the
        case itself separate from the contents.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cassette
       n : a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or
           playing sound or video

















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