spool
Winding core holder
A spool is a cylinder with flanged ends around which thread, wire, film, or tape is wound for storage: a spool of thread, a spool of fishing line.
The shape keeps material organized and allows controlled unwinding.
To spool is to wind onto such a cylinder, or in computing, to queue data for sequential processing—print jobs spool before reaching the printer.
The tape spooled through the machine.
Small cylindrical thread holder
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- woolSheared animal fiber
embroidery · sewing · stitching · needlework · quilting · serger · overlock · tension
Thin metallic conductor
- coilWound circular arrangement
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- cordFlexible twisted strand
tubing · winding · unwinding · drum · reel · dispenser · tension · payout
Winding cylinder or dance
- projectorLight-casting display device
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- footageRecorded video material
- framesRigid enclosing structures
cinema · screening · edit · montage · documentary · animation · silent · talkie
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- spiralCurve winding around center
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
loop · curl · whorl · convolution · wound · cylindrical · core · turns
Winding cylinder or dance
- rodThin rigid stick
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- tackleGear or takedown
angler · bait · lure · spinner · fly · hook · sinker · bobber
bobbin
Small cylindrical thread holder
wool · embroidery · sewing · stitching · needlework · quilting · serger · overlock · tension · weaving
wire
Thin metallic conductor
cord · tubing · winding · unwinding · drum · reel · dispenser · tension · payout · storage
reel
Winding cylinder or dance
- projectorLight-casting display device
- celluloidTransparent flammable synthetic material
- footageRecorded video material
frames · cinema · screening · edit · montage · documentary · animation · silent · talkie · canister
helix
Spiraling three-dimensional curve
- spiralCurve winding around center
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
solenoid · loop · curl · whorl · convolution · wound · cylindrical · core · turns · magnetic
reel
Winding cylinder or dance
tackle · angler · bait · lure · spinner · fly · hook · sinker · bobber · trolling
regulator
Device maintaining steady output
- BCDDecimal-to-binary number format
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
hose · reel · line · cave · wreck · guideline · primary · safety · deployment · retrieval
Transfer text to paper
job · output · printer · processing · cache · pipeline · scheduling · daemon · file · directory
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, nets
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, embroidery
- cord organizerstwist ties, zip ties, cord organizer, cable organizer
- film projectionfilm projector, projector, film reel, reel, sprocket
- sewing notionsneedle, needles, pins, thimble, pin cushion
- string trimmersstring trimmer, weed whacker, nylon line, electric trimmer, cordless trimmer
- spool upAccelerate to readiness
- spool outDispense from a reel
- thread spoolCylinder for winding filament
- spooled upWound onto cylinder
- wire spoolCylindrical holder for coiled cable
- spooling upIncreasing rotational velocity