[W/K] :: spool

8 definitions for spool

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  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 :


  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 :


  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) :


  SPOOL
       Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :


  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) :


  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) :


  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) :


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

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