As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
SPOOLING
Verb
spooling
present participle of spool
Noun
spooling (plural spoolings)
(computing) The operation of placing something in temporary storage, i.e. a spool.
Anagrams
• loopings, poolings
Source: Wiktionary
SPOOL
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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