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spool See print spooler and spooling.spool a device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton, etc., can be automatically wound, with plates at top and bottom to prevent it from slipping off spool [spül] (graphic arts) A flanged cylinder in a camera on which unprocessed roll film is wound. (mechanical engineering) The drum of a hoist. The movable part of a slide-type hydraulic valve. (textiles) A cylinder made of wood or other material on which yarn is held during spinning or weaving.
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