compact cassette

noun

The standard cassette tape format introduced in 1963 by Philips; an audio cassette.

Meanings

nouncompact cassette (plural compact cassettes)

plural compact cassettes

  1. sound engineeringThe standard cassette tape format introduced in 1963 by Philips; an audio cassette.

    Synonyms: CC, cassette tape, Compact Audio Cassette, music cassette, cassette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe standard cassette tape format introduced in 1963 by Philips; an audio cassette.

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APA

compact cassette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20cassette

MLA

“compact cassette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20cassette. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compact cassette,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compact%20cassette.

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