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n. A cylinder of wood, plastic, cardboard, or other material on which wire, thread, or string is wound.

n. The amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder.

n. Something similar to such a cylinder in shape or function.

n. A reel for magnetic tape.

v. To wind or be wound on or off a spool.

v. To store (data sent to a printer) in a buffer, allowing the program that sent the data to the printer to resume its normal operation.

n. A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

n. A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.

v. To wind on a spool or spools.

v. 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).

n. A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.

n. A piece of cane or reed 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.

v. To wind on a spool or spools.

n. A small cylinder of wood or other material (with a projecting disk at each end), upon which thread or yarn is wound; a reel.

n. The revolving metal shaft of an anglers′ reel, upon which the fishing-line is wound. See cut under reel.

To wind on a spool.

n. In electricity, the reel or bobbin upon which a resistance coil, magnet coil, or sometimes the field coil of a generator or motor is wound.

v. transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage

v. wind onto a spool or a reel

n. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

"The spool is oversized and allows for a lot of line but it feels bulky and over sized."

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