| Definitions | | spool |
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noun
- A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
Translations: - Italian: bobina
- Spanish: carrete
verb
- (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.
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