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What (who) is SPOOL - definition

INTERMEDIATE STORE OF DATA
Print spooler; Queue (printing); Mail spool; Spooler; Print spooling; Printer spooling; Printer spoolers; Printer spooler; Print spoolers; Print buffer; Burst page; Job sheet; Printer separator; Banner page; Simultaneous peripheral operations on-line; Print spool; Printer spool; SPOOL
  • Magnetic recording tape wound onto a spool may have contributed to the origin of the term

spool         
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Spool (disambiguation)
¦ noun a cylindrical device on which thread, film, magnetic tape, fishing line, etc. can be wound.
¦ verb
1. wind or be wound on to a spool.
2. Computing send (data for printing or peripheral processing) to an intermediate store.
3. (spool up) increase the speed of rotation of a device to the working speed.
Origin
ME: shortening of OFr. espole or from Mid. Low Ger. spole, of W. Gmc origin; sense 2 of the verb is an acronym from simultaneous peripheral operation online.
spool         
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Spool (disambiguation)
(spools)
A spool is a round object onto which thread, tape, or film can be wound, especially before it is put into a machine.
= reel
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SPOOL         
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Spool (disambiguation)
<operating system> Acronym for {Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line}; but see also spool. [Jargon File] (1996-05-20)

Wikipedia

Spooling

In computing, spooling is a specialized form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices. In contemporary systems, it is usually used for mediating between a computer application and a slow peripheral, such as a printer. Spooling allows programs to "hand off" work to be done by the peripheral and then proceed to other tasks, or to not begin until input has been transcribed. A dedicated program, the spooler, maintains an orderly sequence of jobs for the peripheral and feeds it data at its own rate. Conversely, for slow input peripherals, such as a card reader, a spooler can maintain a sequence of computational jobs waiting for data, starting each job when all of the relevant input is available; see batch processing. The spool itself refers to the sequence of jobs, or the storage area where they are held. In many cases, the spooler is able to drive devices at their full rated speed with minimal impact on other processing.

Spooling is a combination of buffering and queueing.

Examples of use of SPOOL
1. The detonators, wire spool and related items were seized.
2. Things began to spool out of control minutes before Fox‘s arrival at the congressional building.
3. In all, the troops found dozens of detonators, a large spool of wire and related electrical equipment.
4. Spool forward to the present and Eriksson‘s much–derided selection of the novice 17–year–old Theo Walcott.
5. Printers that spool out a thin paper tape similar to an ATM receipt were added to touch–screen machines.