Strap (disambiguation)
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Strap may refer to:
  • Strap
    Strap
    A strap, sometimes also called strop, is an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of fabric or leather.Thin straps are used as part of clothing or baggage, or bedding such as a sleeping bag. See for example spaghetti strap, shoulder strap...

    , ribbon used to fasten.
  • Shoulder strap
    Shoulder strap
    A shoulder strap is a strap over a shoulder. They are often affixed to women's dresses to support its weight or as part of its style. The term is also applied to carrying bags and to epaulettes.-Carrier shoulder strap:...

    , strap of a clothing over shoulder.
  • Currency strap
    Currency strap
    A currency strap, also known as currency band or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. It can also refer to the bundle itself....

    , straps used to bundle banknotes
  • The Straps
    The Straps
    The Straps are an English streetpunk band, formed in 1978 in Battersea, South London. Jim Walker was a drummer for the band in the early 1980s. Other members included Andi Sexgang, and Simon and Jonathan Werner from The Pack, who later became Theatre of Hate....

    , the band.
  • Lower third, the graphics at the bottom of telecasts, in the UK known as a strap or namestrap.
  • In nautical usage a strap is a short rope (or cable) with two loops at both ends, forming an eight without crossing itself because a seizing
    Seizing
    Seizings are a class of knots used to semi-permanently bind together two ropes, two parts of the same rope, or rope and another object. Akin to lashings, they use string or small-stuff to produce friction and leverage to immobilize larger ropes. Seizings are not recommended for heavy loads....

     holds the two loops together. The rope is wound around a tackle
    Block and tackle
    A block and tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads.The pulleys are assembled together to form blocks so that one is fixed and one moves with the load...

     whereas one of the loops is hung on a hook, in the other loop is the tackle.
  • A strap can also be a piece of textile resembling the shape of a strap, often having a length exceeding the width, as in jock strap
  • Taping
    Taping
    Taping is a form of strapping. It is a procedure that uses tape, attached to the skin, to physically keep in place muscles or bones at a certain position. This reduces pain and aids recovery...

     is sometimes referred to as strapping. It is used in treating of overuse and sports injuries.
  • In electronics
    Electronics
    Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...

     usage strap or strapping refers to connecting pins on a chip
    Integrated circuit
    An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...

    , device, or circuit
    Electronic circuit
    An electronic circuit is composed of individual electronic components, such as resistors, transistors, capacitors, inductors and diodes, connected by conductive wires or traces through which electric current can flow...

     in a specified way to select built-in functionality, assign addresses
    Physical address
    In computing, a physical address, also real address, or binary address, is the memory address that is represented in the form of a binary number on the address bus circuitry in order to enable the data bus to access a particular storage cell of main memory.In a computer with virtual memory, the...

    , or define roles (such as master or slave). Strapping can be built-in to the layout of a circuit board, made available on a header
    Header
    Header may refer to: Computers and engineering* Header , supplemental data at the beginning of a data block** E-mail header** HTTP header* Header file, a text file used in computer programming...

    , or connected to a switch
    Switch
    In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another....

    . Most straps connect pins directly to each other, to ground
    Ground (electricity)
    In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth....

    , or to voltage
    Voltage
    Voltage, otherwise known as electrical potential difference or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points — or the difference in electric potential energy per unit charge between two points...

    , but connecting through resistors or other simple circuits is also common.
  • In professional wrestling
    Professional wrestling
    Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

    , strap is a slang term sometimes used to refer to a title belt.
  • A strap is also widely used by musicians for the support of instruments such as guitars, basses, mandolins and banjos.
  • In British journalism
    Journalism
    Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

     the term strap refers to a sub-heading which appears above the headline.
  • In certain areas of Britain the term strap can refer to a pistol or gun.
  • In petroleum engineering
    Petroleum engineering
    Petroleum engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Subsurface activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry, which are the activities of...

    , strapping is measurement of storage tanks and calculation of volume to provide tables for conversion of depth of product in linear units of measurement to volume of contents.
  • Strap, a colloquial word for a handgun
    Handgun
    A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....

    .
  • a phone strap
    Phone strap
    A phone strap, cell phone strap, or mobile phone strap, was originally a string or loop to help the user hold their cell phone, which was invented and became popular in Japan where they are known as in Japanese...



STRAP, the acronym, may refer to:
  • Strategic Action Plan
  • Structural Alignment Program, a free computer program to elucidate phylogenetic and functional relationships between two or more proteins using 3D-structure
  • STRETCH Assembly Program
    STRETCH Assembly Program
    STRETCH Assembly Program was the assembler for the IBM 7030 Stretch computer. The first version was a subset cross assembler that ran on the IBM 704, IBM 709, and IBM 7090 computers. The final version ran natively....

    , an assembler for IBM 7030 Stretch


Strapping may refer to:
  • Strapping
    Strapping
    Strapping, also known as bundling and banding, is the process of applying a strap to an item to combine, hold, reinforce, or fasten it. The strap may also be referred to as strapping...

     is a flexible flat material, such as steel or various plastics, commonly used to combine, hold, reinforce, or fasten.
  • Strapping (punishment)
    Strapping (punishment)
    Strapping refers to the use of a strap as an implement of corporal punishment. It is typically a broad and heavy strip of leather, often with a hard handle, the more flexible 'blade' being applied to the offender....

    , a form of corporal punishment.
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