verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To wind back onto a spool. transitive
2. 2
   To place (data) back on a queue for later transmission. transitive

   "The failed print job was respooled by the operating system."

Example

More examples

"The failed print job was respooled by the operating system."

Etymology

From re- + spool.

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