Stripe - Definition and Overview

A stripe may be

one of a pattern of areas created by a family of parallel lines, as on the flag of the United States, also known as the stars and stripes
in a candy-stripe pattern, on a diagonal and twisted round a cylinder, as for a candy cane
a single painted or printed stripe, as a thin strip of material, as for example the magnetic stripe on a magnetic stripe card
a service stripe awarded in the United States armed forces
a synonym for chevron as a mark of military rank, as in three-striper
an animal marking, such as the zebra's, not assumed to be completely regular
a wound or bruise caused by a whip.