Print spooling is a process that manages print jobs sent to a printer. When a document is sent to print, it is temporarily stored in a special area of the computer's memory or on the hard drive. This allows the computer to continue working on other tasks while the printer processes the queued jobs. The term "spooling" stands for "Simultaneous Peripheral Operations Online." It helps improve efficiency by organizing multiple print requests, ensuring that they are printed in the correct order. This way, users can send several documents to print without waiting for each one to finish before starting the next.