spool

Definitions

General English

• noun a cylinder round which you wind something

Aviation

• noun one complete axial-compressor rotor

Computing

• noun a reel on which a tape or printer ribbon is wound
• verb to transfer data from a disk to a tape

Electronics

• An object, usually with a circular cross section, around which something is rolled or wound. For example, a reel upon which a magnetic tape, film, wire, cable, or other flexible material is wound. Also called reel (1).
• A spool (1) including that which is wrapped around it. Also called reel (3).
• To place a document or data in a spooler (2).

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Contexts for “spool”

7 definitions in context
• General English
• Aviation
• Computing
• Electronics