microcassette

[ mahy-kroh-kuh-set, -ka- ]

noun

1. a very small audio tape cassette smaller than a minicassette, for use with a pocket-size tape recorder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of microcassette¹

First recorded in 1975–80; micro- + cassette

Example Sentences

That’s how Murphy began writing what became “The Long Haul,” though he started so long ago that he used a microcassette recorder.

From Washington Post

I spoke sentences into the microcassette recorder I hadn't been using to record lectures.

From Salon

My first instrument was the microcassette recorder.

From Washington Times

My first instrument was the microcassette recorder.

From Seattle Times

Meeting Villechaize, Tate incuriously sets his microcassette recorder before a three-foot-eleven-inch egotist who gasses on long enough to make him late for his appointment with Vidal.

From The New Yorker