spool
noun
[ spuːl ]
• a cylindrical device on which film, magnetic tape, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound; a reel.
• "spools of electrical cable"
spool
verb
• wind (magnetic tape, thread, etc.) on to a spool.
• "he was trying to spool his tapes back into the cassettes with a pencil eraser"
• send (data that is intended for printing or processing on a peripheral device) to an intermediate store.
• "users can set which folder they wish to spool files to"
• (of an engine) increase its speed of rotation, typically to that required for operation.
• "a jet engine can take up to six seconds to spool up"
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a spool for thread): shortening of Old French espole or from Middle Low German spōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoel and German Spule . The verb dates from the early 17th century.
