JargonFile/entries/spool file.txt
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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.