Data striping

<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_data_storage/wPHKFpdx">computer data storage</a>, data striping is the technique of segmenting logically sequential data, such as a file, so that consecutive segments are stored on different physical storage devices.
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<p>Striping is useful when a processing device requests data more quickly than a single storage device can provide it. By spreading segments across multiple devices which can be accessed concurrently, total data throughput is increased. It is also a useful method for balancing I/O load across an array of disks. Striping is used across <a href="/facts/Disk_storage/hnsXRb5X">disk drives</a> in <a href="/facts/RAID/IpzWWgog">redundant array of independent disks</a> (RAID) storage, <a href="/facts/Network_interface_controller/wyf5FR29">network interface controllers</a>, disk arrays, different computers in <a href="/facts/Clustered_file_system/Bz61f7Ce">clustered file systems</a> and <a href="/facts/Grid-oriented_storage/jfn8eRT0">grid-oriented storage</a>, and <a href="/facts/Random-access_memory/DuD4bxh6">RAM</a> in some systems.
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Data striping