"compact cassette" meaning in All languages combined

See compact cassette on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: compact cassettes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compact cassette (plural compact cassettes)
  1. (sound engineering) The standard cassette tape format introduced in 1963 by Philips; an audio cassette. Synonyms: CC [initialism], cassette tape (english: Compact Cassette; now synonymous with the original name although originally there were competing cassette tape standards), Compact Audio Cassette, music cassette (english: pre-recorded cassette, also known as Music-Cassettes, and later just musicassette; (M.C. for short)) Synonyms (audio cassette or (frequently) simply): cassette Related terms: Digital Audio Tape (alt: DAT), video cassette, tape deck, autoreverse, A-side
    Sense id: en-compact_cassette-en-noun-NE67vfxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sound engineering

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Alternative forms

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