spool
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /spuːl/
spool (plural spools)
- A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
- (computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
- French: bobine
- German: Spule
- Italian: bobina, rocchetto, spagnoletta, spoletta, fuso, spola, navicella
- Portuguese: carretel, bobina
- Russian: кату́шка
- Spanish: carrete
spool (spools, present participle spooling; past and past participle spooled)
- To wind on a spool or spools.
- (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).
- French: bobiner
spool (plural spools)
- A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
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