1. A winder around which thread, tape, film, or other flexible materials can be wound
   "She loaded a new spool into her sewing machine";
   - bobbin, reel

1. (computing) transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
   "The print job is spooling to the queue"
    
2. Wind onto a spool or a reel
   "The factory worker spooled the thread onto large industrial reels"

Derived forms: spooled, spools, spooling

Type of: roll, transfer, twine, wind[2], winder, wrap

Encyclopedia: Spool