stripe

Definitions

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