autochanger

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English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ changer.

Noun

autochanger (plural autochangers)

  1. A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
    • 1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 71:
      Cedric [...] opened the record player and showed him the revolving disc and the others poised above it on the auto-changer.
  2. (computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.