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ˈspooler
Also 6 spullar, 7 -er.
[Cf. prec.]
One engaged in winding thread on spools.
1554Act 1 Mary iii. c. 7 §1 Spinners, Carders, and Spullars of Yarne. [1678Phillips, Spullers, of Yarn, those that try if it be well spun and fit for the Loom.] 1764Burn Poor Laws 156 The weavers supply the office of spooler and warper. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XVII. 341/2 Every lock of wool..becomes the means of support to..spinners, spoolers, warpers. 1877Ibid. (ed. 9) VI. 502/1 It is given..to the hank-winder, who winds it on a large bobbin, and that in its turn is handed to the spooler. 1893Congregationalist Sept. 14 A spooler from the thread mill and a ‘hand’ from the laundry.
▸ Computing. A piece of software or hardware that spools data (cf. spool v. Additions).
1979Interface Age 4 137/2 The KLH spooler program, unlike the usual CP/M programs, actually alters the CP/M BIOS routines and expects the disk format to be the standard 8-inch, 77-track version. 1982InfoWorld 29 Nov. 75/1 If you have a printer, you should have a printer spooler. Essentially, a spooler lets you use your computer while you are using your printer. 1989PC World Oct. 239/2 To prevent a printing traffic jam, the spooler stacks the print jobs in one or more queues and sends the files to one or more printers. 2000D. S. Kaufer & B. S. Butler Designing Interactive Worlds with Words iii. 112 The Sports Editor stands up, and shuffles over to the print spooler to see how long the wait will be for his last page. |