Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
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.
A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow with a whip or stick.
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 pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
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.
Composition; quality; fineness.
A sequence of connections.
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
A screw thread.
A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
The line midway between the banks of a stream.
A continued theme or idea.
A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
To put thread through.
To remove the hair using a thread.
To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.