autochanger en · NOUN
Etymology
From auto- + changer.
Meanings
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A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
Cedric [...] opened the record player and showed him the revolving disc and the others poised above it on the auto-changer.
1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 71:
- An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autochangers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |