Spool

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spool \Spool\ (sp[=oo]l), n. [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel;
     akin to G. spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Spool stand}, an article holding spools of thread, turning
        on pins, -- used by women at their work.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spool \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled} (sp[=oo]ld); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Spooling}.]
     To wind on a spool or spools.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spool
       n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
           flexible materials can be wound [syn: {bobbin}, {reel}]
       v 1: transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a
            printer) into temporary storage
       2: wind onto a spool or a reel

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SPOOL
       Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  spool vi. [from early IBM `Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line',
     but is widely thought to be a {backronym}] To send files to some device
     or program (a `spooler') that queues them up and does something useful
     with them later. 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. See also
     {demon}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Spool
       
           An {object-oriented} {logic programming} language.
       
          ["An Experience with a Prolog Based Language", K. Fukunaga et
          al, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):224-231 (Nov 1986) (OOPSLA '86)].
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-03-25)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  spool
       
           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.
       
          The term "SPOOL" has been attributed to {IBM} as an acronym
          for {Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line} but it's
          widely thought to have been contrived for effect.
       
          [No connection with "spool of magnetic tape"?]
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1996-05-20)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  SPOOL
       
           Acronym for {Simultaneous Peripheral
          Operation On-Line}; but see also {spool}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1996-05-20)