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	A strip is a long, thin piece of a bigger item; strip, stripping or stripped may refer to: Landing strip or runway Runway A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .... , where airplanes land Landing strip (pubic hair), type of hairstyle Removing the insulation from the core of an electrical wire, known as stripping the wire Power strip Power strip A power strip is a strip of sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple devices to be plugged in. As such it can be considered a type of trailing socket though that term is more often used for single and double cable mounted sockets.... , strip of power sockets Strip steak Strip steak The strip steak is one of the highest quality beef steaks on the market. In the United States and Canada it is also known as striploin, shell steak, Delmonico, New York City or Kansas City, Missouri strip steak.... , type of beef steak Möbius strip Möbius strip The M?bius strip or M?bius band is a surface with only one side and only one boundary component. The M?bius strip has the mathematical property of being orientability.... , surface with one side and one boundary component Triangle strip Triangle Strip A triangle strip is a series of connected triangles, sharing Vertex , allowing for faster rendering and more efficient memory usage for computer graphics.... , method for rendering computer graphics Strip (Unix) Strip (Unix) In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the strip program removes unnecessary information from executable binary programs and object files, thus potentially resulting in better performance and sometimes significantly less disk space usage.... , Unix command strip Zero coupon bond A zero-coupon bond is a Bond bought at a price lower than its face value, with the face value repaid at the time of maturity. It does not make periodic interest payments, or so-called "coupons," hence the term zero-coupon bond.... , financial instrument Striptease Striptease A striptease or exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment, usually a dance, in which the performer, known as a "stripper", gradually undresses, in a teasing and sexually suggestive manner, to music.... , act of removing one's clothes slowly to music Strip search Strip search A strip search is the stripping of a person to check for weapons or other contraband.... , removal of a person's clothing to check for contraband Strip mall Strip Mall *Strip Mall* is a situation comedy that aired on Comedy Central from June 2000 2000 in television until March 2001 2001 in television.The series, a spoof of prime time soap operas, was set in Van Nuys, California which is series star/creator/executive producer Julie Brown's hometown.... , small, neighborhood shopping area Stripping (chemistry) Stripping (chemistry) Stripping is a physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream. In industrial applications the liquid and vapor streams can have concurrent or countercurrent flows.... , removal of one or more components from a liquid stream to a vapor stream Paint stripper Paint stripper Paint stripper, or paint remover, is the generic name given to solvent mixtures designed to remove paint and other finishes and also to clean the underlying surface.... , a solvent that removes paint Hand stripping Dog grooming Dog grooming is hygienic care given to a dog, or a process by which the dog's physical appearance is enhanced for dog show or other types of competition.... , a technique for grooming the coats of dogs Coat (dog) The coat of a dog is the pelage that covers its body. A dog coat may be a double coat, made up of a soft undercoat and a coarse topcoat, or a single coat, without an undercoat.... Strip mining Surface mining Surface mining is a type of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed. It is the opposite of underground mining, in which the overlying rock is left in place, and the mineral removed through shafts or tunnels.... , a practice of mining a seam of mineral by first removing a long strip of overlying soil and rock (the overburden) In comics: Comic strip Comic strip A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story.Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist, and many such strips are published on a recurring basis in newspapers and on the Internet.... , drawing Sunday strip Sunday strip A Sunday strip is a newspaper comic strip format, where comic strips are printed in the Sunday newspaper, usually in a special section called the Sunday comics, and virtually always in full color.... , newspaper comic strip format The Strip (comic) The Strip (comic) The Strip is a free comic book magazine distributed across Brighton and Hove, England.It is published bi-monthly with the aim of issuing monthly editions early in 2007.... , UK free comics magazine In TV, film or entertainment: The Strip (TV series) The Strip (TV series) *The Strip* was an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series premiered on the Nine Network at 8:30pm on 4 September, 2008 but was moved to a later 10:30pm timeslot from 13 November, 2008.... , a 2008 Australia Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans.... n television drama series The Strip (US TV series) The Strip (US TV series) The Strip is an United States television drama series which aired on the UPN television network during the 1999-2000 season. Sean Patrick Flanery and Guy Torry portrary former Las Vegas, Nevada police detectives who are hired by the owner of Caesar's Palace to serve as "troubleshooters" protecting his interests.... , a 1999-2000 American television drama series Stripping (television) Stripping (television) Stripping is an industry term used to refer to the practice of running a Television syndication series every day of the week. It is commonly restricted to describing the airing of shows which were weekly in their first run; The West Wing could be stripped but not Jeopardy!, as the latter is intended to be run daily.... , method of broadcasting consecutive episodes The Strip (1951 film), a 1951 Academy Award nominated film Stripped (Eddie Izzard) Stripped (Eddie Izzard) *Stripped* is the title of a stand-up comedy tour by Eddie Izzard, and is a continuation of the United Kingdom comedian's typical style of comedy, full of "stream-of-conscious banter and predilection for nonsensical detours and frequent tangents." The tour was performed from April 28 August 9, 2008, with three "warm-up" dates.... , an Eddie Izzard Eddie Izzard Edward John "Eddie" Izzard is an Emmy Award-winning British stand-up comedy and dramatic actor. He is also known for his transvestitism. His comedy style is expressed in rambling, whimsical monologue and self-referential pantomime.... comedy tour In locations: Agacher Strip War Agacher Strip War The Agacher Strip is a long strip of land located in northeastern Burkina Faso. The area, thought to contain considerable amounts of natural gas and mineral resources, was the center of a long running border dispute between Republic of Upper Volta and Mali which erupted into armed conflict on two occasions .... , 100-mile long strip of land in northeastern Burkina Faso Aozou Strip Aozou Strip The Aouzou Strip ???? ???? is a strip of land in northern Chad which lies along the border with Libya, extending south to a depth of about 100 kilometers into Chad's Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region.... , strip of land in northern Chad Caprivi Strip Caprivi Strip Caprivi, sometimes called the Caprivi Strip or the Okavango Strip and formally known as Itenge, is a panhandle of Namibia eastwards about 450 km , between Botswana on the south, Angola and Zambia to the north, and Okavango Region to the west.... , narrow protrusion of Namibia Cherokee Outlet Cherokee Outlet The Cherokee Outlet, more often referred to as the Cherokee Strip, was located in what is now the state of Oklahoma, in the United States.... or Cherokee Strip, strip of land south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border Cherokee Strip (Kansas) Cherokee Strip (Kansas) The Cherokee Strip of Kansas, in the United States, was a disputed strip of land on the southern border of the state.... , disputed strip of land in southern Kansas Cotai Strip Cotai Strip The Cotai Strip is the name of the casino and tourism project at the Cotai District, Macau, inspired by the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.... , name of Las Vegas Sands' casino resort project in Macau Frontier Strip Frontier Strip The Frontier Strip refers to the six U.S. state in the United States forming a north-south line from North Dakota to Texas.... , region of U.S. states from North Dakota south to Texas Gaza Strip Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Egypt on the south-west and Israel on the south, east and north.... , narrow strip of land along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East Las Vegas Strip Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. A small portion of The Strip lies in Las Vegas, Nevada, but most of it is in the unincorporated area areas of Paradise, Nevada and Winchester, Nevada.... , section of Las Vegas Boulevard South Mayor Magrath Drive or The Strip, roadway in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Sabine Free State Sabine Free State The Sabine Free State, also known as the Neutral Ground, Neutral Strip, Neutral Territory, and No Man's Land of Louisiana was a disputed area between Spanish Texas and the United States' newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.... or Neutral Strip, strip of land between America's Louisiana Purchase and Spanish Texas Strip District, a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Sunset Strip Sunset Strip The Sunset Strip is the name given to the mile and a half strip of land of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with Hollywood, Los Angeles, California at Crescent Heights Boulevard, to its western border with Beverly Hills, California at Doheny Drive.... , 1.5 mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California Gold Coast (region) Gold Coast (region) The Gold Coast was the region of West Africa which is now the nation of Ghana. Early uses of the term refer literally to the coast and not the interior.... , Australia Tarfaya Strip, strip of land located at the southernmost tip of Morocco Toledo strip, the cause of the Toledo War Toledo War The Toledo War , also known as the Ohio-Michigan War, was the almost entirely bloodless territorial dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan Territory.... In music: Stripped (song) Stripped (song) "Stripped" is Depeche Mode's fifteenth United Kingdom single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15.... , single by Depeche Mode Strip (album) Strip (album) *Strip* is the second solo album by Adam Ant, released in 1983. The album marked a decline in Ant's success, as it only reached #65 in the United States and #20 in the UK.... by Adam Ant, and his single of the same name Stripped (Rolling Stones album) Stripped (Rolling Stones album) *Stripped* is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1995 while on the Voodoo Lounge Tour. The album is notable for being unlike any previous live release by the band in that it features a mix of intimate club recordings and live-in-the-studio reinterpretations of some classic and obscure recordings from their extensive cat... , live album released in 1995 Stripped (Christina Aguilera album) Stripped (Christina Aguilera album) *Stripped* is the second English language studio album by United States R&B/pop music singer Christina Aguilera, released in 2002. It reached the top two of the album charts in both the United States and United Kingdom and features two UK number-one hits in "Dirrty" and "Beautiful ".... , her second English studio album