n.
a cylindrical device on which thread, film, magnetic tape, fishing line, etc. can be wound.
v.
- wind or be wound on to a spool.
- Computing send (data for printing or peripheral processing) to an intermediate store.
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(spool up)
increase the speed of rotation of a device to the working speed.
Etymology
ME: shortening of OFr. espole or from Mid. Low Ger. spōle, of W. Gmc origin; sense 2 of the verb is an acronym from simultaneous peripheral operation online.
