# cartridge

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑː.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #13,477

## Definitions
1. The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
2. A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
3. A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
4. Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
5. A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
6. A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".

## Etymology
Corruption of earlier cartage, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio (“roll of paper”), from Medieval Latin carta (“paper”). Doublet of cartouche.

## Easily confused with
- **carriage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carriage-vs-cartridge)
- **Cambridge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cambridge-vs-cartridge)

## Common misspellings (14)
`acrtridge`, `carrtidge`, `carrtridge`, `cartirdge`, `cartrdige`, `cartriddge`, `cartrideg`, `cartridgge`, `cartrigde`, `cartrridge`, `carttridge`, `catrridge`, `ccartridge`, `cratridge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cartridge