Spool may refer to:
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Bobbin
A bobbin or spool is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which yarn, thread, wire, tape or film is wound. Bobbins are typically found in industrial textile machinery, as well as in sewing machines, fishing reels, tape measure ...
, a cylinder or reel on which a quantity of thread, yarn or wire is wound for use in a particular machine or device
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Cable reel
A cable reel is a round, drum-shaped object such as a spool used to carry various types of electrical wires. Cable reels, which can also be termed as drums, have been used for many years to transport electric cables, fiber optic cables and w ...
, used to carry various types of electrical wires
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Spool (record label), active 1998–2008
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Spool (software company)
Spool was a free social bookmarking program and social network that was launched in October 2011 at TechCrunch
TechCrunch is an American online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online ve ...
, a software company that allows users to save video and text onto their mobile devices to view the content offline
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Spool pin
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Locksmithing is the science and art of making and defe ...
, a type of pin used in pin tumbler locks to prevent picking
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Spooling
In computing, spooling is a specialized form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices. In contemporary systems, it is usually used for mediating between a computer application and a slow peripheral, such a ...
, a form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices
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The Spooler, an operating system enhancement that provided spooling facilities for some IBM computers
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Spool (aeronautics), the unit of rotating components inside a jet engine
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Spooling up, increasing RPMs and thrust in a jet engine after the throttle has been advanced
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