1
: a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (such as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
2
: material or the amount of material wound on a spool
spooled; spooling; spools
1
: to wind on a spool
2
: wind entry 3
spool the thread off the bobbin
3
: to regulate the transmission of by means of a spooler
spool data
1
: to wind itself on a spool
2
: to be wound or unwound
3
: to regulate data flow by means of a spooler
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Noam Levey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024
That's because the inch-wide LCD panel simulates the viewing window of a cassette player – including spinning six-toothed spools during playback.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
The Penguin will air this week after receiving rave reviews, exactly the kind of thing WB and DC want to see in the wake of the destruction of the DCEU, and before James Gunn’s DCU has spooled up.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Inside, massive rolls of aluminum coil are unwound, stretched, and spun on rows of spools and looms.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024
That's because the inch-wide LCD panel simulates the viewing window of a cassette player – including spinning six-toothed spools during playback.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
Sign up The story of Keira and Max keeps spooling back: to the first human heart transplant in South Africa in 1967, performed by Christiaan Barnard; to the development of life-support machines in the 1950s.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
The Penguin will air this week after receiving rave reviews, exactly the kind of thing WB and DC want to see in the wake of the destruction of the DCEU, and before James Gunn’s DCU has spooled up.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Spool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spool. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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