spool

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spuːl/ (Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA(key): /spʉl/ Rhymes: -uːl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English spole (possibly via Old Northern French spole, espole), from Middle Dutch spoele, from Old Dutch *spōla, *spuola, from Proto-Germanic *spōlǭ (“spool”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to cleave, split”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Spoule (“spool”), Dutch spoel (“spool”), German Spule (“spool”), Swedish spole (“spool”), Icelandic spóla (“spool; reel”). The aviation usage is based on the visual similarity of one of the spools of a turbine engine to a spool used for thread (especially in cross-section). See also spill. ==== Noun ==== spool (plural spools) A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle. (aviation) One of the rotating assemblies of a gas turbine engine, composed of one or more turbine stages, a shaft, and one or more compressor or fan stages. (computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc. (West Yorkshire) A splinter caught in the skin. ===== Derived terms ===== (rotating assembly of a turbine engine): spool down; spooldown spool up; spoolup ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== spool (third-person singular simple present spools, present participle spooling, simple past and past participle spooled) To wind on a spool or spools. (computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From blend of spa +‎ pool. ==== Noun ==== spool (plural spools) A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa. === Anagrams === Loops, OOPLs, Sloop, loops, polos, pools, sloop