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  • boustrophedon
    [from a Greek word for turning like an ox while plowing] n. An ancient method of writing using alternate left-to-right and right-to-left lines. ... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


    •  View Definition: spool file 

    spool file

    n. Any file to which data is spooled 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.