spool

English Thesaurus

1. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	winder,
definition	:	mechanical device around which something can be wound (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	filature,
definition	:	a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	shuttle,
definition	:	bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads (noun.artifact)

2. wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	roll, twine, wind, wrap,
definition	:	arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	cheese,
definition	:	wind onto a cheese (verb.contact)

3. transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	transfer,
definition	:	move from one place to another (verb.possession)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

4. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	spool,
definition	:	wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)

derivation	:	reel,
definition	:	wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)

5. wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bobbin, reel, spool,
definition	:	a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)

6. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	spool,
definition	:	wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)

derivation	:	reel,
definition	:	wind onto or off a reel (verb.contact)

7. wind onto a spool or a reel (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bobbin, reel, spool,
definition	:	a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound (noun.artifact)