What is the difference between area and spool?
area | spool |
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
A particular geographic region.
Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
Figuratively, any extent, scope or range of an object or concept.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (British) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
(soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
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, title= (slang) Genitals.
A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
(computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
To wind on a spool or spools.
(computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).
As nouns the difference between area and spool
is that area is (mathematics) a measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units while spool is a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle or spool can be a small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.As a verb spool is
to wind on a spool or spools.area
English
Noun
(wikipedia area)Rob Dorit
Making Life from Scratch, passage=Today, a new area of research that similarly aims to mimic a complex biological phenomenon—life itself—is taking off. Synthetic biology, a seductive experimental subfield in the life sciences, seems tantalizingly to promise custom-designed life created in the laboratory.}}
- (Charles Dickens)
Wigan 2-2 Arsenal, passage=Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner.}}