Print spooling is a process that manages print jobs sent to a printer. When a user sends a document to print, the computer temporarily stores the job in a queue, allowing the user to continue working without waiting for the printer to finish. This helps improve efficiency, especially when multiple print jobs are sent at once. The term "spooling" stands for "Simultaneous Peripheral Operations Online." It allows the computer to handle multiple tasks by prioritizing and organizing print jobs. Once the printer is ready, it retrieves and processes the queued jobs in the order they were received.