Where is my Printer Spool file ?

I have a Mac Pro with 10.5.2 - and I print with 3 large Epson pritners.
I had a print that started to print (Photoshop CS3)- and I saw that it was not what I wanted. I canceled the print in the Epson icon (on the dock) - and I shut down the printer and reset it.
But, when I turned the printer back on, the print started again.
Where is the file that holds prints - the printer que or printer spool file - on the Mac?
I have looked everywhere, and I cannot find such a folder anywhere. Anyone know where it is??
I used the CUPS tool
http://127.0.0.1:631/printers
to finally get rid of the print, but I still would like to know where that file is kept.
Dick

Whenever you print to a printer through Leopard, the printer you are printing to will show up in the dock. Click this icon and it will open you Printer Queue. You can also go to Print & Fax Preference Pane. Select your printer and then click Open Queue. Select the print job that is in the queue and click the delete button.
D.

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