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A glossary of storage networking, data, and information management terminology. To learn more about the SNIA Dictionary click here.

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striping

1. Short for data striping.

   Also known as RAID Level 0 or RAID 0, striping is a mapping technique in which fixed-size consecutive ranges of virtual disk data addresses are mapped to successive array members in a cyclic pattern.

2. A network technique for aggregating the bandwidth of several links between the same pair of nodes.

   A single data stream can be spread across the links for higher aggregate bandwidth. Sometimes called port aggregation.

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