I. kəˈset, ka- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, diminutive of Old North French casse box, case — more at case
1. : casket
2. : sagger 1a
3. : a lighttight magazine for holding sensitized film or plates for use in a camera ; specifically : one for holding the intensifying screens and film in X-ray photography
II. noun
: a usually flat case or container that holds a substance, device, or material which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle and that can easily be inserted into or removed from a machine ; especially : a usually plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other without having to be threaded