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Definition: data library
(1) A section within earlier IT departments that retained offline media in the form of microfilm, optical discs, tape reels and removable disk and tape cartridges. Today, tape cartridges are the only physical medium a business might need to archive in a dedicated storage room. See LTO.
(2) An online storage peripheral. See tape library and disk library.
The Data Library
(2) An online storage peripheral. See tape library and disk library.
Years ago, this was a common section in datacenters when open reel tapes and removable disk packs were the norm. See disk pack and open reel.