a metal receptacle for a number of cartridges, inserted into certain types of automatic weapons and when empty removed and replaced by a full receptacle in order to continue firing.
The World English dictionary has it as their definition 2.
a metal box or drum holding several cartridges used in some kinds of automatic firearms; it is removed and replaced when empty
Then we have the word clip, short for cartridge clip:
First, let's start with clip
clip, definition 3:
following the link takes us to :
cartridge clip
noun
a metal frame or container holding cartridges for a magazine rifle or automatic pistol.
Also called ammunition clip.; the link simply takes the reader back to cartridge clip.
While the gun loonz might enjoy getting their knickers twisted into tight little knots, because it is not the usage THEY prefer, it is in fact perfectly correct usage, and accurate terminology. It is you, the gun loonz who have been getting your words wrong.
How fortunate you have people who fact check your assumptions, so you don't have to do so.
So, get used to it, get over it, and quit whining and making inaccurate corrections to other people using perfectly proper words that are correctly interchangeable.
If you absolutely MUST correct someone, please update your fellow gun lunatics that they are the ones who are incorrect. It will be fun for you, and you will be doing them a favor, preventing them from looking foolish when one of us corrects them instead.
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