1. (computing) a program that maintains an orderly sequence of jobs for a printer and feeds printing data over a period of time (allowing the program that the printed data came from to proceed with other tasks)
   "The print spooler crashed, causing all pending print jobs to be lost";
   - print spooler
    
2. A device or program that manages the queue of jobs waiting to be processed, especially in printing
   "The print spooler allows multiple users to send jobs to a single printer"

Derived forms: spoolers

Encyclopedia: Spooler