A peripheral device in which a large number of cartidges or reels of magnetic tape are stored in cells in a storage matrix is
A peripheral device in which a large number of cartidges or reels of magnetic tape are stored in cells in a storage matrix is Automated tape library.
automated tape library (ATL) A peripheral device in which a large number of cartridges or reels of magnetic tape are stored in cells in a storage matrix. Any chosen cartridge can be transferred mechanically to a tape transport where it can be accessed by the host system, and then returned to the same or another cell.
Sony announced in 2014, that they had developed a tape storage technology with the highest reported magnetic tape data density, 148 Gbit/in² (23 Gbit/cm²), potentially allowing tape capacity of 185 TB.
A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and writes data on a magnetic tape. Magnetic tape data storage is typically used for offline, archival data storage. Tape media generally has a favorable unit cost and a long archival stability.