Spool vs. Bobbin

Spoolnoun

A device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

Spoolnoun

(computing) A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.

Spoolnoun

A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.

Spoolverb

To wind on a spool or spools.

Spoolverb

(computing) To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).

Spoolnoun

A piece of cane or reed with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon.

Spoolverb

To wind on a spool or spools.

Spoolnoun

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

Spoolverb

transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage

Spoolverb

wind onto a spool or a reel

Bobbinnoun

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

Bobbinnoun

In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.

Bobbinnoun

The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.

Bobbinnoun

(haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.

Bobbinnoun

A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.

Bobbinnoun

A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.

Bobbinnoun

The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.

Bobbinnoun

A fine cord or narrow braid.

Bobbinnoun

A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current.

Bobbinnoun

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

Bobbin

A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which wire, yarn, thread or film is wound. Bobbins are typically found in sewing machines, cameras, and within electronic equipment.