spec vs stripe

spec

noun
  • A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football. 

verb
  • To specify, especially in a formal specification document. 

stripe

noun
  • Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots. 

  • A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background. 

  • The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces. 

  • A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment. 

  • A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy. 

  • The start/finish line. 

  • A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions. 

  • 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. 

  • A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. 

verb
  • To lash with a whip or strap. 

  • To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write. 

  • To mark with stripes. 

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