Relationships Related Term:  reel n. ~ 1. A hub, usually with flanges, on which film or tape is wound for storage. - v. ~ 2. Computing · To transfer data to a queue for temporary storage pending furth [..]

An automated function that can be based on an operating system or application in which electronic data being transmitted between storage areas are spooled or stored until the receiving device or stora [..]

early 14c., "wheel for winding thread upon," from Old North French spole, espole "a spool" (13c.), from Middle Dutch spoele "a spool," from Proto-Germanic *spolon (source [..]

c. 1600, from spool (n.). Related: Spooled; spooling; spooler (1550s).

Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line. A scheme that allows multiple devices to simultaneously write output to the same device such as multiple computers printing to the same printer at the same [..]

[from early IBM `Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-Line', but this acronym is widely thought to have been contrived for effect] vt. To send files to some device or program (a `spooler') t [..]

A cylindrical flanged wheel with a hole running from end to end onto which a roll of unprocessed film is wound, designed to be inserted in a camera or processing machine. Plastic spools are also used [..]

A flanged roll on which film is wound for general handling or projection.

The holder of thread. There are wooden spools, plastic spools, cardboard tube spools, and cone spools, as well as others.

(n) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound(v) transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage(v) wind onto a sp [..]

A queue of files waiting to be printed.

The method of placing tasks in a waiting buffer and accessing them once the task in front of them has been completed. Once a task has been placed in the buffer, the task is saved. If the task is waiti [..]

A term loosely applied to almost any moving cylindrically shaped part of a hydraulic component which moves to direct flow through the component.

The portion of the reel that holds the line.

When you try to print more than one photo in succession any unprinted pictures are held in this queue waiting to be printed.

The device used to wind up film in a camera or processor after it has been exposed; also called a receiving or take-up spool.

bobbin like object consisting of a narrow core with flat disks on either end, around which the film is wound.