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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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Spooler
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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Etymonline
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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Computing Dictionary
spooler definition
operating system, toolSoftware or hardware to which data is spooled and which processes that data (e.g. prints it) in the background.
(1995-03-25)
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