spool

noun
UK: /spuːl/
US: /spuːl/

  1. A cylinder around which thread, film, or other flexible material can be wound.

    1. I need a new spool of thread for my sewing machine.
    2. The old film was carefully wound onto a metal spool for preservation.

  2. The amount of thread or other material held on a spool.

    1. She used a whole spool of ribbon to decorate the presents.
    2. There's barely half a spool of wire left; we need to order more soon.

Synonyms

reel bobbin wind coil
spool verb

  1. To wind thread, film, or other flexible material onto a spool.

    1. She spooled the thread onto the bobbin quickly.
    2. The technician carefully spooled the magnetic tape after the recording session.

  2. To transfer data, especially print jobs, into a temporary storage area for processing or printing.

    1. The print server spooled the documents to handle the heavy load.
    2. Before printing, the application spooled the large file to avoid system slowdown.
spool adjective

  1. Relating to the process of spooling, typically used in computing to describe temporary data storage.

    1. The spool directory contains temporary print files.
    2. Check the spool space to ensure sufficient storage for pending jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "spool" in English means: A cylinder around which thread, film, or other flexible material can be wound., The amount of thread or other material held on a spool..

The phonetic transcription of "spool" is /spuːl/ in British English and /spuːl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "spool": reel, bobbin, wind, coil.

Example usage of "spool": "I need a new spool of thread for my sewing machine.". More examples on the page.