Spool



GRE

解释

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• n. ( 缠录音带等的) 卷盘 ( 轴)
• ［例］ We need an hour long spool to record the speech.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English spole, from Middle Dutch spoele; akin to Old High German spuola spool
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
• 2. material or the amount of material wound on a spool

II. verb

• Date: 1603
• transitive verb
  • 1. to wind on a spool
  • 2. wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
  • 3. to regulate the transmission of by means of a spooler <spool data>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to wind itself on a spool
  • 2. to be wound or unwound
  • 3. to regulate data flow by means of a spooler

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