spoolers

Print queue managers

Spoolers are programs or devices that manage print jobs by storing them temporarily before sending them to a printer.

The term comes from the acronym SPOOL (Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line).

When you print a document, the spooler queues it, allowing you to continue working while printing happens in the background: The print spooler crashed and I had to restart it.

printing

print queue

  • bufferProtective intermediate space
  • documentWritten or electronic file
  • jobPaid position of employment

paper · tray · driver · queue management · collation · page · output · desktop publishing · laser printer · inkjet

computing

thread

Fiber for stitching

daemon · service · batch processing · queue · background process · CPU · allocation · pipeline · data stream · I/O

textile

thread

Fiber for stitching

  • bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
  • yarnTwisted strand for crafts
  • weavingInterlacing strands into fabric

loom · winder · fiber · spindle · tension · cone · creel · warp · weft · filament

fishing

reel

Winding cylinder or dance

  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • tackleGear or takedown
  • rodThin rigid stick

winder · filament · monofilament · casting · angler · retrieve · capacity · arbor · backing · fly fishing

Opposites
material handling method

spoolersdispensers

Devices that release items

unwinders · feeders · unrollers · extractors

Phrases
Family

unspooled, spooler, spooled, respooled

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G