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spool (2)

spool [ spool ] (past and past participle spooled, present participle spool·ing, 3rd person present singular spools)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
transfer data to store: to transfer computer data for printing into a computer's memory store so that it can be printed later without slowing down the computer's operations

[Late 20th century. <spool1; sometimes thought to be an acronym <simultaneous peripheral operation on line]

spool·ing noun
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