spool
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/spuːl/
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/spuːl/
A spool is a cylindrical object that you use to hold thread, wire, or film.
She cut a piece of thread from the spool.
그녀는 실누리에서 실 한 조각을 자르고 있었습니다.
To spool means to wind something onto a spool.
The machine spooled the wire onto a new spool.
기계는 전선을 새로운 실누리에 감았습니다.
To spool also means to temporarily store data, like on a disk, before it is printed.
The computer was spooling the document to the printer.
컴퓨터가 프린터로 문서를 보내고 있었습니다.