spool
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Synonyms: spoof, spook, pool, spoil, stool, shool, spoor, spoom, spoo, spoon, skool
Antonyms: spoof, spook, pool, spoil, stool, shool, spoor, spoom, spoo, spoon, skool
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Noun
- A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
- 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.
- The high-pressure spool rotates faster than the intermediate- and low-pressure spools, as the high-pressure turbine is driven by superheated combustion gases straight out of the burners, while the high-pressure compressor has to spin very fast to compress air that has already been compressed and heated by the low- and intermediate-pressure compressors.
- A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
- A splinter caught in the skin.
Verb
- To wind on a spool or spools.
- 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).
Noun
- A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
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