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noun
1.
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
2.
a small cylindrical piece of wood or other material on which yarn is wound in spinning, for use in weaving; a bobbin.
3.
a small cylinder of wood or other material on which thread, wire, or tape is wound, typically expanded or with a rim at each end and having a hole lengthwise through the center.
4.
the material or quantity of material wound on such a device.
5.
Angling. the cylindrical drum in a reel that bears the line.
verb (used with object)
6.
to wind on a spool.
7.
to unwind from a spool (usually followed by off or out).
8.
Computers. to operate (an input/output device) by using buffers in main and secondary storage.
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Spool
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| to bark; yelp. |
verb (used without object)
9.
to wind.
10.
to unwind.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English spole < Middle Dutch spoele or Middle Low German spōle; cognate with German Spule
1275–1325; Middle English spole < Middle Dutch spoele or Middle Low German spōle; cognate with German Spule
Related forms
spool·er, noun
spool·like, adjective
un·spool, verb (used with object)
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Word Origin & History
spool
early 14c., from O.N.Fr. spole, espole "a spool" (13c.), from M.Du. spoele "a spool," from P.Gmc. *spolon (cf. Norw., Swed. spole, O.H.G. spuola, Ger. Spule), from PIE base *spel- "to cleave, split" (see spoil). The verb is recorded from c.1600.
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Science Dictionary
spool  (sp l) Pronunciation Key
To store data that is sent to a device, such as a printer, in a buffer that the device reads. This procedure allows the program that sent the data to the device to resume its normal operation without waiting for the device to process the data. |
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
SPOOL definition
operating systemAcronym for Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line; but see also spool.
[Jargon File]
(1996-05-20)
Spool definition
languageAn object-oriented logic programming language.
["An Experience with a Prolog Based Language", K. Fukunaga et al, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):224-231 (Nov 1986) (OOPSLA '86)].
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-25)
spool definition
operating systemTo send files to some device or program (a "spooler" or demon) that puts them in a queue for later processing of some kind. Without qualification, the spooler is the "print spooler" controlling output of jobs to a printer; but the term has been used in connection with other peripherals (especially plotters and graphics devices) and occasionally even for input devices.
The term "SPOOL" has been attributed to IBM as an acronym for Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line but it's widely thought to have been contrived for effect.
[No connection with "spool of magnetic tape"?]
[Jargon File]
(1996-05-20)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| spool simultaneous peripheral operation online |
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