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English Dictionary: spool	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for spool
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spool n a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Synonym(s): bobbin, spool, reel v transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage wind onto a spool or a reel
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spool \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spooling}.] To wind on a spool or spools.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
spool vi. [from early IBM `Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line', but is widely thought to be a {backronym}] To send files to some device or program (a `spooler') that queues them up and does something useful with them later. 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. See also {demon}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SPOOL Acronym for {Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line}; but see also {spool}. [{Jargon File}] (1996-05-20)