Spooling
Updated: 05/05/2017 by Computer Hope
Spooling may refer to any of the following:
1. See the print spooler definition for further information about printer spooling.
2. In computer programming, spooling refers to placing data into an intermediate storage area, where it's held until the computer or user is ready to process it. This storage area is called a spool. Most computers have print spools, for example, which hold printing jobs that are waiting to be printed. Additionally, computers which process e-mail often have mail spools for each user which functions as their mailbox. E-mail is stored in the mail spool until the user decides to archive or delete it.