Editing Tape library (section)

=== Autoloaders ===
[[File:Powervault 124T autoloader.jpg|thumb|left|Dell PowerVault 124T Autoloader]]

Smaller tape libraries with only one drive are known as autoloaders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary/t|quote=tape autoloader...[Storage System] A tape device that provides automated access to multiple tape cartridges, typically via a single tape drive.|title=SNIA Dictionary|publisher=Storage Network Industry Association|accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref> The term ''autoloader'' is also sometimes used synonymously with ''stacker'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/backup.html#korea10|quote=What is a stacker (autoloader) vs a jukebox?|title=Ten common backup/restore related questions|publisher=Sun Microsystems, Inc|accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref> a device in which the media are loaded necessarily in a sequential manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary/m|quote=media stacker...[Data Recovery] A robotic media handler in which media must be moved sequentially by the robot.|title=SNIA Dictionary|publisher=Storage Network Industry Association|accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref>

Other types of autoloaders may operate with [[optical disc]]s (such as [[compact disc]]s or [[DVD]]s) or [[floppy disk]]s{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}.