spool
noun
- a cylinder or roller, usually with a hole for a spindle from end to end and a rim at either end, upon which thread, wire, etc. is wound
- something like a spool, as a bobbin, reel, etc.
- the material wound on a spool
transitive verb
to wind on a spool
See spool in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(spo͞ol)
nouna. A cylinder of wood, plastic, cardboard, or other material on which wire, thread, or string is wound.
b. The amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder.
c. Something similar to such a cylinder in shape or function.
- A reel for magnetic tape.
tr. & intr.v. spooled,
spool·ing,
spools To wind or be wound on or off a spool.
(spo͞ol)
transitive verb spooled,
spool·ing,
spools To store (data sent to a printer) in a buffer, allowing the program that sent the data to the printer to resume its normal operation.
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