[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spool \spool\ sp=ool, n. oe. spole, od. spoele, d. spoel;
   akin to g. spule, ohg. spuola, dan.  sw. spole.
   a piece of cane or reed with a knot at each end, or a hollow
   cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind
   thread or yarn upon.
   1913 webster

   spool stand, an article holding spools of thread, turning
      on pins, -- used by women at their work.
      1913 webster
see also:
spool stand 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spool \spool\, v. t. imp.  p. p. spooled sp=oold; p. pr.
    vb. n. spooling.
   to wind on a spool or spools.
   1913 webster
see also:
spooled spooling 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spool
     n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
         flexible materials can be wound syn: bobbin, reel
     v 1: transfer data intended for a peripheral device usually a
          printer into temporary storage
     2: wind onto a spool or a reel
see also:
bobbin reel 

[4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

spool
     simultaneous peripheral operations online
     
     

[5] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

spool vi. from early ibm `simultaneous peripheral operation on-line',
   but is widely thought to be a backronym to send files to some device
   or program a `spooler' that queues them up and does something useful
   with them later. without qualification, the spooler is the `print
   spooler' controlling output of jobs to a printer; but the term has been
   used in connection with other peripherals especially plotters and
   graphics devices and occasionally even for input devices. see also
   demon.


see also:
backronym demon 

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

spool
     
         an object-oriented logic programming language.
     
        "an experience with a prolog based language", k. fukunaga et
        al, sigplan notices 2111:224-231 nov 1986 oopsla '86.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-03-25
     
     
see also:
object-oriented logic programming jargon file 

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

spool
     
         to send files to some device or program a
        "spooler" or demon that puts them in a queue for later
        processing of some kind.  without qualification, the spooler
        is the "print spooler" controlling output of jobs to a
        printer; but the term has been used in connection with other
        peripherals especially plotters and graphics devices and
        occasionally even for input devices.
     
        the term "spool" has been attributed to ibm as an acronym
        for simultaneous peripheral operation on-line but it's
        widely thought to have been contrived for effect.
     
        no connection with "spool of magnetic tape"?
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-05-20
     
     
see also:
spooler demon queue printer peripherals plotters 
ibm simultaneous peripheral operation on-line jargon file 

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

spool
     
         acronym for simultaneous peripheral
        operation on-line; but see also spool.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-05-20
     
     
see also:
simultaneous peripheral operation on-line spool jargon file 

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