spool in English dictionary

  • spool

    Meanings and definitions of "spool"

    • A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
    • (computing): To send files to some device or program (a "spooler" or demon) that puts them in a queue for later processing of some kind. Without qualification, the spooler is the "print spooler" controlling output of jobs to a printer; but the term has been used in connection with other peripherals (especially plotters and graphics devices) and occasionally even for input devices.
    • A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
    • noun
      A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
    • noun
      A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
    • verb
      To wind on a spool or spools.
    • verb
      (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).
    • spindle
    • To store a data document in a queue, where it awaits its turn to be printed.
    • noun
      a hollow, tube-shaped variety of body piercing jewellery usually used in stretched or scalpelled piercings.
      Although flesh tunnels are often worn in the earlobe, other soft-tissue piercings (such as in the nasal septum or nipples) can be fitted with one of an appropriate length.
    • noun
      a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
    • verb
      transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
    • verb
      wind onto a spool or a reel

    Synonyms of "spool" in English dictionary

    winder, wrap, transfer are the top synonyms of "spool" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of spool

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