autochanger

English

Etymology

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.