stripes

/stɹaɪps/

noun

1
A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
“zebra stripes”
2
(in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
3
Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
“persons of the same political stripe”
4
A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow with a whip or stick.
5
A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
6
Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
7
A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy.

verb

1
To mark with stripes.
2
To lash with a whip or strap.
3
To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.

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