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spool

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spool \Spool\, n. [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel; akin to G.
   spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.]
   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 \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Spooling}.]
   To wind on a spool or spools.

Source : WordNet®

spool
     n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
         flexible materials can be wound [syn: {bobbin}, {reel}]
     v 1: transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a
          printer) into temporary storage
     2: wind onto a spool or a reel

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Spool
     
         An {object-oriented} {logic programming} language.
     
        ["An Experience with a Prolog Based Language", K. Fukunaga et
        al, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):224-231 (Nov 1986) (OOPSLA '86)].
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1995-03-25)

spool
     
         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.
     
        The term "SPOOL" has been attributed to {IBM} as an acronym
        for {Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line} but it's
        widely thought to have been contrived for effect.
     
        [No connection with "spool of magnetic tape"?]
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1996-05-20)

SPOOL
     
         Acronym for {Simultaneous Peripheral
        Operation On-Line}; but see also {spool}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1996-05-20)
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