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Spool vs Spoor - What's the difference?

spool | spoor |

As nouns the difference between spool and spoor

is that spool is a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle while spoor is the track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal.

As verbs the difference between spool and spoor

is that spool is to wind on a spool or spools while spoor is to track an animal by following its spoor.

spool

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
  • (computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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).

    • Etymology 2

    From spa and pool

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.

    • Anagrams

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    spoor

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal
  • * 1971 , William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead , page 10
    • Now he has picked up the spoor of drunken vomit and there is the doll sprawled against a wall, his pants streaked with urine.
  • *1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter VIII
  • *:Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To track an animal by following its spoor

    • Anagrams

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