A virgin cartridge can be described as:
- An original cartridge (that is for example HP, Lexmark etc)
- A cartridge that has not been refilled
- A cartridge that does not carry any other branding other than the original manufacturers
A non-virgin cartridge can be described as:
- A cartridge that has been refilled previously
- A cartridge that has a label for another company (e.g. Cartridge World, Tesco, Asda)
- A cartridge with extra holes or the label removed