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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>spool file</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="spool.html" title="spool"/><link rel="next" href="sporgery.html" title="sporgery"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">spool file</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spool.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sporgery.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="spool-file"/><dt xmlns="" id="spool-file"><b>spool file</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Any file to which data is <a href="spool.html"><i class="glossterm">spool</i></a>ed to await
the next stage of processing. Especially used in circumstances where
spooling the data copes with a mismatch between speeds in two devices or
pieces of software. For example, when you send mail under Unix, it's
typically copied to a spool file to await a transport
<a href="../D/demon.html"><i class="glossterm">demon</i></a>'s attentions. This is borderline
techspeak.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spool.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sporgery.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">spool </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> sporgery</td></tr></table></div></body></html>