a long, thin strip of cloth, leather, or other material used for tying or fastening; belt; ribbon; band

(colloquial) an audio tape or videotape

(Taiwan) scallop or pen shell (e.g. Chlamys farreri, Atrina pectinata)

(jargon) a slang term for a river, used in certain social circles to avoid words that sound like "death" or "life"