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spool
[spool]
noun
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
a small cylindrical piece of wood or other material on which yarn is wound in spinning, for use in weaving; a bobbin.
a small cylinder of wood or other material on which thread, wire, or tape is wound, typically expanded or with a rim at each end and having a hole lengthwise through the center.
the material or quantity of material wound on such a device.
Angling.the cylindrical drum in a reel that bears the line.
verb (used with object)
to wind on a spool.
to unwind from a spool (usually followed by off orout ).
Computers.to operate (an input/output device) by using buffers in main and secondary storage.
verb (used without object)
to wind.
to unwind.
spool
/ ː /
noun
a device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton, etc, can be automatically wound, with plates at top and bottom to prevent it from slipping off
anything round which other materials, esp thread, are wound
verb
(sometimes foll by up) to wind or be wound onto a spool or reel
spool
To store data that is sent to a device, such as a printer, in a buffer that the device reads. This procedure allows the program that sent the data to the device to resume its normal operation without waiting for the device to process the data.
Other 51Թ Forms
- spooler noun
- spoollike adjective
- unspool verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spool1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spool1
Example Sentences
A spool of tens of kilometres of cable is fitted to the bottom of a drone and the physical fibre optic cord is attached to the controller held by the pilot.
"Data is a sequence of bits and bytes," explains senior product developer, Alexey Mantsev, as film ran through a spool at his fingertips.
The living room where he sat was cluttered with tools from his profession - a sewing machine, spools of thread and a heavy iron.
It speaks to a deeper cultural conflict that has been spooling out for years, with flashpoints like the #MeToo movement and the fight for abortion rights.
Irvine police also said they found several items in the hangar that appeared to have been stolen from Irvine residents, including 11 bicycles and several spools of copper wiring.
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