spool

A cylinder of wood, plastic, cardboard, or other material on which wire, thread, or string is wound.

The amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder.

Something similar to such a cylinder in shape or function.

A reel for magnetic tape.

To wind or be wound on or off a spool.

To store (data sent to a printer) in a buffer, allowing the program that sent the data to the printer to resume its normal operation.

A small cylinder of wood or other material (with a projecting disk at each end), upon which thread or yarn is wound; a reel.

The revolving metal shaft of an anglers′ reel, upon which the fishing-line is wound. See cut under reel.

In electricity, the reel or bobbin upon which a resistance coil, magnet coil, or sometimes the field coil of a generator or motor is wound.