spool

• Cilindro ou objeto semelhante no qual se enrolam materiais flexíveis, como fio, fita ou filme. Também se refere à bobina ou carretel usado para armazenar esses materiais.

A cylinder or similar object around which flexible materials such as thread, tape, or film are wound.

1. Winder for flexible materialsB1formal

   A cylinder or similar object around which thread, tape, film, or other flexible materials are wound for storage or use.

   Carretel

   • She placed the spool of thread on the sewing machine.
   • The film was wound tightly around a plastic spool.
   • He replaced the empty spool with a new one of fishing line.

   Sinônimosbobbincylinderdrumreelwinder

• Verbo que significa enrolar ou transferir dados para um carretel (bobina), ou enviar dados para um dispositivo periférico ou para um buffer a fim de processá-los.

A verb meaning to wind or transfer data onto a spool or to send data to a peripheral device or buffer for processing.

1. Transfer data to temporary storageB2formalIT

   To send data intended for a peripheral device, such as a printer, into a temporary storage area for later processing.

   Enfileirar para impressão

   • The system will spool the print jobs to a queue.
   • Make sure to spool the data before sending it to the printer.
   • The software automatically spools large files for efficient printing.

   Sinônimosbufferqueue

2. Wind onto a spool or reelB1formal

   To wind something, such as thread, film, or wire, onto a cylindrical object called a spool or reel.

   Enrolar no carretel

   • She carefully spooled the thread onto the bobbin.
   • The machine spools the wire automatically.
   • He spooled the film back onto the reel after viewing.

   Sinônimoscoilreelwindwrap

   Antônimosunwind