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spool file n.

Any file to which data is [spool]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 [demon]'s attentions. This is borderline techspeak.

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