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

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.

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