spooler
nounUK /ˈspuːlə/
US /ˈspuːlər/
A spooler is a computer program that holds printing jobs in a line until the printer is ready.
The print spooler queued my document behind three other jobs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A machine or device that winds material onto a spool.
The wire spooler wound the cable neatly onto large reels.
3. A person whose job is to wind thread or yarn onto spools.
The spooler in the textile mill kept the looms supplied with thread.
4. A device on a fishing reel that holds and releases line.
He adjusted the spooler before casting the line into the river.