Tape library
STORAGE DEVICE CONTAINING A ROBOT WHICH AUTOMATICALLY LOADS TAPES INTO TAPE DRIVES
Tape silo; Autoloader (data storage device); Tape libraries; Tape automation; Tape jukebox; Tape robot; Tape loader; Robotic tape library
In computer storage, a tape library, sometimes called a tape silo, tape robot or tape jukebox, is a storage device that contains one or more tape drives, a number of slots to hold tape cartridges, a barcode reader to identify tape cartridges and an automated method for loading tapes (a robot). Additionally, the area where tapes that are NOT currently in a silo are stored is also called a tape library.