variants
or less commonly casette
1
2
: a usually flat case or cartridge that can be easily loaded or unloaded: such as
a
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
b
: a plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape passing from one reel to another
3
: a cassette tape player
Examples of cassette in a Sentence
The songs are available on cassette.
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To kick off the day, visitors can make their way to Rêve Coffee Lab to snag a cappuccino, then set off just a few steps down the street to explore Lagniappe Records, a cozy shop that’s home to a colossal music selection spanning from cassettes to CDs to vinyl.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across three vinyl variants, three CD variants and three cassette variants (some signed), as well as a standard digital download.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025
The deal features perks like free tickets and VIP events with debit cards designed to look like cassette tapes and vinyl records.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The music producer is responsible for mastering Springsteen’s Nebraska album, which required him to convert unprocessed cassette demos into high-quality audio.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across three vinyl variants, three CD variants and three cassette variants (some signed), as well as a standard digital download.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025
The deal features perks like free tickets and VIP events with debit cards designed to look like cassette tapes and vinyl records.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The music producer is responsible for mastering Springsteen’s Nebraska album, which required him to convert unprocessed cassette demos into high-quality audio.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassette. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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cassette
noun
cas·sette
kə-ˈset 
ka-
: a container holding film, photographic plates, or magnetic tape
Medical Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette
variants
also casette
1
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
specifically
: one for holding the intensifying screens and film in X-ray photography
2
: a small plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other
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