. . "In computer storage, a tape library, sometimes called a tape silo, tape robot or tape jukebox, is a storage device which 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).One of the earliest examples was the IBM 3850 Mass Storage System (MSS), announced in 1974."@en .