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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]