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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
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
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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