SPOOL

bobbin, spool, reel

(noun) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

spool

(verb) wind onto a spool or a reel

spool

(verb) transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

spool (plural spools)

A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

(computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.

Verb

spool (third-person singular simple present spools, present participle spooling, simple past and past participle spooled)

To wind on a spool or spools.

(computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).

Etymology 2

Noun

spool (plural spools)

A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.

Anagrams

• Loops, OOPLs, Sloop, loops, polos, pools, sloop

Source: Wiktionary

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Spool, n. Etym: [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel; akin to G. spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.]

Definition: A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon. Spool stand, an article holding spools of thread, turning on pins, -- used by women at their work.

Spool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spooling.]

Definition: To wind on a spool or spools.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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