Spool
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British pronunciation/spˈuːl/
American pronunciation/ˈspuɫ/

Definition & Meaning of "spool"

Spool
01

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

spool definition and meaning
to spool
01

to wind material onto a cylindrical device for storage or use

Transitive: to spool a flexible material
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The film was spooled onto the projector for the movie screening.
She spooled the thread onto the bobbin for sewing.
The fishing line was carefully spooled onto the reel.
02

to send data to a temporary storage location, often a buffer or queue, before it is processed or printed

Transitive: to spool data
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Email messages are spooled to the mail server 's queue before being forwarded to their intended recipients.
The print jobs are spooled to the printer 's buffer, allowing multiple documents to be processed in sequence.
When sending large files over the network, data is spooled to a temporary storage location to ensure smooth transmission.
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