单词 | spool |
释义 | spool/spuːl![]() noun 1A cylindrical device on which film, magnetic tape, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound; a reel: spools of electrical cable...
1.1A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod and used for winding and unwinding the line as required.They're basically spools of line hung on the wall with bells attached. 1.2 [as modifier] Denoting furniture of a style popular in England in the 17th century and North America in the 19th century, typically ornamented with a series of small knobs resembling spools: a narrow spool bed verb 1 [with object and adverbial] Wind (magnetic tape, thread, etc.) on to a spool: he was trying to spool his tapes back into the cassettes with a pencil eraser...
1.1 [no object, with adverbial] Be wound on or off a spool: the plastic reel allows the line to run free as it spools out...
2 [with object] Computing Send (data that is intended for printing or processing on a peripheral device) to an intermediate store: users can set which folder they wish to spool files to...
Acronym from simultaneous peripheral operation online 3 [no object] (Of an engine) increase its speed of rotation, typically to that required for operation: a jet engine can take up to six seconds to spool up...
OriginMiddle English (denoting a spool for thread): shortening of Old French espole or from Middle Low German spōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spoel and German Spule. The verb dates from the early 17th century. Rhymes |
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