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chain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēna Old French chaeinebor. Middle English cheyne English chain From Middle English cheyne, chaine, from Old French chaeine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”). Doublet of catena. Displaced native Middle English rakil and rakent (from Old English racente (“chain”)); see rackan.

Meanings

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- The anchor is connected to the boat with a 100-metre long chain.
- He wore a gold chain around the neck.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ An accessory, adornment or insignia comprising, containing or depicting a series of links.
- wallet chain
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A livery collar, a chain of office.
- And gainſt the General we will lift our ſwords And either lanch his greedie thirſting throat, Or take him priſoner, and his chaine ſhall ſerue For Manackles, till he be ranſom’d home. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
(figuratively) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- the chains of habit
- Driven down / To chains of darkness and the undying worm. 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
(plural, usually) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A snow chain.
- He put chains on my tires.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A bicycle chain.
- My bike needs a chain.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A pair of sticks connected by a ten yard chain, used to measure a down in American football.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A watchchain.
- His watch's chain was gold-plated.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A keychain.
- Get the key off my chain.
(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A necklace of chain jewelry, usually gold.
- They knocked him out and snatched his chain.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A door chain.
- I couldn't open the door because it was on its chain.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A long measuring tape.
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
- "But it's too far—must be a quarter of a mile—and I've a portmanteau to carry." […] "Garn!" shouted the guard. "Taint ten chain. […]" 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter X, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 177:
(in-plural) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
(figuratively) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. ▸ A lightning bolt.
- I saw a brilliant chain of lightning across the sky.
A series of interconnected things.
- a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
- This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
- a chain of mountains
A series of interconnected things. ▸ An unbroken streak.
- We have to maintain chain of custody.
- You mustn't break the chain of this chain letter.
A series of interconnected things. ▸ A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name; a series of such stores as opposed to a small, independent shop.
- I love that place because it's not a chain.
- That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
(qualifier:always singular) A series of interconnected things. ▸ A chain of command.
- Send it up the chain, so head office will have to deal with it.
(figuratively) A series of interconnected things. ▸ The sequence of processes and transactions that result in a product or commodity being available.
- cold chain, kill chain, supply chain, value chain
- In public disclosures and press releases, the corporations perched atop the cobalt chain typically cite their commitments to international human rights norms, zero-tolerance policies on child labor, and adherence to the highest standards of supply chain due diligence. 2023, Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, St. Martin's Publishing Group:
A series of interconnected things. ▸ The warp threads of a web.
(UK) A series of interconnected things. ▸ A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
A series of interconnected things. ▸ A blockchain.
A series of interconnected things. ▸ A kinetic chain.
(physical) A series of interconnected things. ▸ A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
- side chain
A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- We first find an approximation of the chain partition, i.e. a small but not minimum size set of chains which cover all elements of the poset. 2003, Jeremy P. Spinrad, Efficient Graph Representations, American Mathematical Society, page 108:
(qualifier:originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
(broadly, qualifier:homological algebra) An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.

Forms

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Synonyms

Translations (340)

io kateno (series of interconnected rings or links) · bg поре́дица (series of interconnected things) · nb kjede (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · vec cadéna (series of interconnected things) · bg вери́га (series of interconnected rings or links) · bg ла́нец (series of interconnected rings or links) · ka ჯაჭვი (series of interconnected rings or links) · nah tepozmecatl (series of interconnected rings or links) · cs řetěz (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh сѝнџӣр (series of interconnected rings or links) · ml ചങ്ങല (series of interconnected rings or links) · el σειρά (series of interconnected things) · cs řetěz (series of interconnected things) · pt corrente (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru сеть (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · uk ланцюжо́к (series of interconnected rings or links) · nrf chaîne (series of interconnected things) · nrf chaîne (series of interconnected rings or links) · ky чынжыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · ug زەنجىر (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru ланцу́г (series of interconnected rings or links) · tl kadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · sv kedja (series of interconnected things) · ce зӏе (series of interconnected rings or links) · uk ланцюжо́к (totally ordered subset) · sh ла́нац (series of interconnected rings or links) · eo ĉeno (series of interconnected rings or links) · enm raketeye (series of interconnected rings or links) · bg вери́га (series of interconnected things) · si ඇකිල්ල (series of interconnected rings or links) · yi קייט (series of interconnected rings or links) · bg синджи́р (series of interconnected rings or links) · it catena (series of interconnected rings or links) · aii ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 연쇄 (series of interconnected things) · pl łańcuch (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh вѐруга (series of interconnected rings or links) · de Kette (series of interconnected things) · rm cadagna (series of interconnected rings or links) · gl cadea (series of interconnected things) · mn сүлжээ (series of interconnected things) · sh вѐрига (series of interconnected rings or links) · inh зӏи (series of interconnected rings or links) · es cadena (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · uz tizma (series of interconnected rings or links) · rup alsidã (series of interconnected rings or links) · zlw-osk lancúch (series of interconnected rings or links) · ro catenă (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · sh ла́нац (series of interconnected things) · cmn 連鎖 /连锁 (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · mk синџир (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi ketju (series of interconnected rings or links) · el άλυσος (that which confines, fetters) · sw ushanga (series of interconnected things) · prs زِنْجِیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · ar سِلْسِلَة (series of interconnected rings or links) · prs سِلْسِلَه (series of interconnected things) · sw mnyororo (series of interconnected rings or links) · kk тізбек (series of interconnected rings or links) · ky тизмек (series of interconnected rings or links) · hy ցանց (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · kk шынжыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · de Kette (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ast cadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · ckb زنجیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh vèruga (series of interconnected rings or links) · ca cadena (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · lo ໂສ້ (series of interconnected rings or links) · nl aaneenschakeling (series of interconnected things) · unm sukahëlas (series of interconnected rings or links) · ota سلسله (series of interconnected things) · id mata rantai (series of interconnected things) · cs řetězec (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · sl veriga (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · uk послідо́вність (series of interconnected things) · sh сѝнжӣр (series of interconnected rings or links) · wa tchinne (series of interconnected rings or links) · alt кынјы (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 련속 (series of interconnected things) · vec caéna (series of interconnected rings or links) · it catena (series of interconnected things) · rup cadenã (series of interconnected rings or links) · sjd це̄һпь (series of interconnected rings or links) · sl veriga (series of interconnected rings or links) · sw bangili (series of interconnected rings or links) · ro lanț (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · pl łańcuch (totally ordered subset) · te గొలుసు (series of interconnected rings or links) · cmn 鏈條 /链条 (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh lánac (series of interconnected things) · sw ushanga (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ca cadena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · tr zincir (series of interconnected rings or links) · ota سلسله (series of interconnected rings or links) · pt cadeia (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · fa-ira زَنْجیرِه (series of interconnected rings or links) · pt cadeia (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · nb lenke (series of interconnected rings or links) · nl keten (series of interconnected rings or links) · mn гинж (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 사슬 (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi ketju (surveying: series of interconnected links as a measuring device) · nrf chaîne (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · pl łańcuch (series of interconnected things) · cs řetězec (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ca cadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · kmr zincîr (series of interconnected rings or links) · fa-ira سِلْسِلِه (series of interconnected things) · tl tanikala (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi vitja (series of interconnected rings or links) · la vinculum (that which confines, fetters) · ko 체인 (series of interconnected rings or links) · yue 環節 /环节 (series of interconnected things) · mk ланец (series of interconnected rings or links) · tg силсила (series of interconnected rings or links) · eo kateno (that which confines, fetters) · ml ശൃംഖല (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · pt cadeia (series of interconnected rings or links) · yue 連鎖 /连锁 (series of interconnected things) · my ကြိုး (series of interconnected rings or links) · el αλυσίδα (series of interconnected things) · ja 連鎖 (series of interconnected things) · dsb rjeśaz (series of interconnected rings or links) · la catēna (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru цепь (series of interconnected things) · sq hallkë (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi ketju (series of interconnected things) · fo keta (series of interconnected rings or links) · ceb talikala (series of interconnected rings or links) · ja チェーン (series of interconnected rings or links) · vi chuỗi (series of interconnected things) · sw ushanga (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · bg вери́га (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · el αλυσίδα (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · bho जंजीर (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh sìnžīr (series of interconnected rings or links) · gl cadea (series of interconnected rings or links) · fa-ira سِلْسِلِه (series of interconnected rings or links) · fr chaîne (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · az zəncir (series of interconnected rings or links) · id rantai (series of interconnected rings or links) · sjd ця̄бпа (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh lánac (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · rup singir (series of interconnected rings or links) · tt чылбыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · uz zanjir (series of interconnected rings or links) · vi xích (series of interconnected rings or links) · nb kjede (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ps زنځير (series of interconnected rings or links) · tzo karina (series of interconnected rings or links) · ml ശ്രേണി (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · lij cadeña (series of interconnected rings or links) · rm cadeina (series of interconnected rings or links) · ms rentetan (series of interconnected things) · ota زنجیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 연속 (series of interconnected things) · fr chaîne (series of interconnected things) · be ланцу́г (series of interconnected rings or links) · el αλυσίδα (that which confines, fetters) · sl veriga (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · rup alis (series of interconnected rings or links) · chr ᎤᎾᏓᏕᏒᏓ (series of interconnected rings or links) · es catenario (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi kauppaketju (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · eu kate (series of interconnected rings or links) · fur čhadene (series of interconnected rings or links) · he שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (series of interconnected things) · sq varëse (series of interconnected rings or links) · my သံကြိုး (series of interconnected rings or links) · de Kette (series of interconnected rings or links) · az qandal (that which confines, fetters) · ka ქსელი (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · nl keten (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · nb kjetting (series of interconnected rings or links) · nv béésh daʼahólzhaʼí (series of interconnected rings or links) · gv geuley (series of interconnected rings or links) · enm cheyne (series of interconnected rings or links) · ja チェーン (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · prs زَنْجِیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru цепь (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru после́довательность (series of interconnected things) · hy շղթա (series of interconnected rings or links) · xal шинҗүр (series of interconnected rings or links) · hi श्रृंखला (series of interconnected rings or links) · la vinculum (series of interconnected rings or links) · ro lanț (series of interconnected things) · he שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת (series of interconnected rings or links) · ro lanț (series of interconnected rings or links) · fa-ira زَنْجیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · yue 鏈 /链 (series of interconnected rings or links) · hu lánc (series of interconnected rings or links) · ia catena (series of interconnected rings or links) · dng лянзы (series of interconnected rings or links) · sl veriga (series of interconnected things) · fi kettinki (series of interconnected rings or links) · ltg važa (series of interconnected rings or links) · ty fifi (series of interconnected rings or links) · fr chaîne (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · pt cadeia (series of interconnected things) · scn catina (series of interconnected rings or links) · ang racente (series of interconnected rings or links) · uk мережа́ (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · it catena (totally ordered subset) · hy շղթա (series of interconnected things) · ru око́вы (that which confines, fetters) · mk верига (series of interconnected rings or links) · fr chaîne (series of interconnected rings or links) · nl ketting (series of interconnected rings or links) · sq zinxhir (series of interconnected rings or links) · ga slabhra (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru се́рия (series of interconnected things) · el άλυσος (series of interconnected rings or links) · uli cheen (series of interconnected rings or links) · rup silivar (series of interconnected rings or links) · hu láncolat (series of interconnected things) · ur سِلْسِلَہ (series of interconnected rings or links) · hi सिलसिला (series of interconnected rings or links) · et ahel (series of interconnected things) · ast cadena (series of interconnected things) · grc ἅλυσις (series of interconnected rings or links) · vec caena (series of interconnected things) · cs řetězec (series of interconnected things) · nb kjede (series of interconnected rings or links) · nl aaneenrijging (series of interconnected rings or links) · ur سِلْسِلَہ (series of interconnected things) · mk ланец (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · ru цепо́чка (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ur زَنْجِیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru кандалы́ (that which confines, fetters) · sh lanac (series of interconnected rings or links) · vec cadena (series of interconnected things) · nah cadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · rup chiustecã (series of interconnected rings or links) · hy շղթա (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · sh vèriga (series of interconnected rings or links) · mk ланец (series of interconnected things) · bg вери́га (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · is keðja (series of interconnected rings or links) · tk zynjyr (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh ланац (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · tg силсила (series of interconnected things) · cmn 連鎖 /连锁 (series of interconnected things) · arz سلسلة (series of interconnected rings or links) · hu sor (series of interconnected things) · th โซ่ (series of interconnected rings or links) · blt ꪎ꫁ꪮꪥꪹꪨꪸꪀ (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh sìndžīr (series of interconnected rings or links) · uga 𐎌𐎌𐎗𐎚 (series of interconnected rings or links) · ba сылбыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · gd cuibhreach (series of interconnected rings or links) · ml ശൃംഖല (series of interconnected things) · oc cadena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · lt grandinė (series of interconnected rings or links) · sh вериге (series of interconnected rings or links) · fa-ira زِنْجیر (series of interconnected rings or links) · sv kedja (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · ba сынйыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · hi ज़ंजीर (series of interconnected rings or links) · vec cadéna (series of interconnected rings or links) · br chadenn (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · hu sorozat (series of interconnected things) · bn শৃঙ্খল (series of interconnected rings or links) · mi raupapa (series of interconnected things) · ru цепо́чка (series of interconnected rings or links) · uk кайда́ни (that which confines, fetters) · mi mekameka (series of interconnected rings or links) · gl cadena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · az zəncir (that which confines, fetters) · km ច្រវាក់ (series of interconnected rings or links) · es cadena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · el αλυσίδα (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · he רֶשֶׁת (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · haw kaula (series of interconnected rings or links) · cmn 鏈子 /链子 (series of interconnected rings or links) · rup catinã (series of interconnected rings or links) · ru цепо́чка (totally ordered subset) · sh verige (series of interconnected rings or links) · cs zřetězení (series of interconnected things) · lv virkne (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · tt чулбур (series of interconnected rings or links) · cmn 環節 /环节 (series of interconnected things) · ka ჯაჭვი (series of interconnected things) · br chadenn (series of interconnected things) · fi ketju (totally ordered subset) · pdt Kjäd (series of interconnected rings or links) · da kæde (series of interconnected rings or links) · ast cadena (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · sk reťaz (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi ketju (sequence of linked house purchases) · ast cadena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · sv kedja (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · el δεσμά (that which confines, fetters) · nb rekke (series of interconnected things) · pl sieć (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · bg око́ви (that which confines, fetters) · prs سِلْسِلَه (series of interconnected rings or links) · roa-opt cadẽa (series of interconnected rings or links) · rm chadaina (series of interconnected rings or links) · ja 鎖 (series of interconnected rings or links) · fi ketju (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · fur cjadene (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 련쇄 (series of interconnected things) · ms rantai (series of interconnected rings or links) · izh tseppi (series of interconnected rings or links) · es cadena (series of interconnected things) · cy cadwyn (series of interconnected rings or links) · tg занҷир (series of interconnected rings or links) · rm chadagna (series of interconnected rings or links) · lez зунжур (series of interconnected rings or links) · az cari (series of interconnected rings or links) · lv ķēde (series of interconnected rings or links) · cmn 鏈 /链 (series of interconnected rings or links) · et kett (series of interconnected rings or links) · ceb kadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · as শিকলি (series of interconnected rings or links) · alt чылбыр (series of interconnected rings or links) · it catena (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · oc cadena (series of interconnected things) · uk ланцю́г (series of interconnected rings or links) · el αλυσίδα (series of interconnected rings or links) · sv kedja (series of interconnected rings or links) · uk ланцю́г (totally ordered subset) · fi ketju (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · ar سِلْسِلَة (series of interconnected things) · uk се́рія (series of interconnected things) · oc cadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · de Kette (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · nl opeenvolging (series of interconnected things) · gl cadea (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) · it catena (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · dlm cataina (series of interconnected rings or links) · ko 체인 (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name) · es cadena (series of interconnected rings or links) · ltg karški (series of interconnected rings or links) · vi dây xích (series of interconnected rings or links) · ja 連続 (series of interconnected things) · vec caéna (series of interconnected things) · af huidige (series of interconnected rings or links) · br chadenn (series of interconnected rings or links) · ca cadena (series of interconnected things)

chain en · VERB

Pronunciation

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/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
- You should chain your bicycle to the railings to protect it from being stolen.
(figuratively) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- Sometimes I feel like I'm chained to this computer.
- She's been chained to her principles since she was 18, it's unlikely you can convince her otherwise.
(intransitive) To link multiple items together.
(transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
(transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
(figuratively) To obligate.
- I miss when Game Of Thrones was wide open, but even then, the writers were chained to a narrative they didn’t yet know the ending of and feared straying too far from. 2017 August 13, Brandon Nowalk, “Oldtown offers one last game-changing secret as Game Of Thrones goes behind enemy lines (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:
To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
To be chained to another data item.
- You don’t need to maintain state, or partition execution into different objects that then you can chain together (one executes the other on completion — chained continuations). 2016 January 15, Mark Papadakis, “Coroutines and Fibers. Why and When”, in Medium:
(transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- As the line was surveyed - a sufficient length being first chained by a surveyor, who was followed by axemen - trees had to be felled and a certain width maintained, which was specified in the contract, for drays had to follow, and the trees might have fallen upon the line and broken it down at the very outset. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 99:
(qualifier:associated with Acorn Computers, rare, transitive) To load and automatically run (a program).
- You can do LOAD "" or CHAIN "" to load or chain the next program if I remember correctly (it's been a loooong time since I've used a tape on an Acorn!) 1998, Juan Flynn, “BBC software transmitted on TV - how to load?”, in comp.sys.acorn.misc (Usenet):
- Recent versions of AntiSpam no longer use the Config file but have a Settings file instead, so when I updated the Config file to chain SpamStamp it had no effect as it was a redundant file. 2006, Richard Porter, “SpamStamp double headers”, in comp.sys.acorn.apps (Usenet):
- How do you get one program to chain another? I want to run DrawWorks2 then !Draw but as soon as you run Drawworks2 it finishes the batch file and doesn't go on to the next instruction! Is there a way without loading one of these automatic loaders? 1996, Mr D Walsh, “Running two programs from a batch file”, in comp.sys.acorn.misc (Usenet):

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
chained	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
chained	Tense=Past	lexicographic
chaining	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
chains	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

Deriveds

unchain · chain up

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de ketten (to link together) · oj aanikegamaa (to link together) · pt encadear (to fasten with a chain) · it concatenare (to link together) · fr enchaîner (to fasten with a chain) · ota زنجیرلمك (to secure someone with fetters) · he שִׁרְשֵׁר (to link together) · ru приковать (to fasten with a chain) · bg оковавам (to fasten with a chain) · ang racentian (to link together) · ota زنجیرلمك (to fasten with a chain) · es encadenar (to link together) · ms membelenggu (to fasten with a chain) · de anketten (to fasten with a chain) · sv kedja fast (to fasten with a chain) · fr chaîner (to be chained to another data item) · br chadennañ (to fasten with a chain) · sw mikufu (to link together) · ang racentian (to fasten with a chain) · tr zincirlemek (to fasten with a chain) · bg оковавам (to secure someone with fetters) · ca encadenar (to fasten with a chain) · bg свързвам (to link together) · fi ketjuttua (to be chained to another data item) · eo alkateni (to secure someone with fetters) · es encadenar (to fasten with a chain) · fi ketjuttaa (computing: to relate data items with a chain of pointers) · eo alkateni (to fasten with a chain) · it incatenare (to fasten with a chain) · fi kiinnittää ketjulla (to fasten with a chain) · mk оковува (to secure someone with fetters) · pl skuć (to link together) · kmv ãxéne (to fasten with a chain) · fr enchaîner (to link together) · eo kateni (to secure someone with fetters) · ota زنجیرلمك (to link together) · fi kahlita (to secure someone with fetters) · ang racentian (to secure someone with fetters) · pl skuwać (to link together) · ms merantai (to fasten with a chain) · fi sulkea ketjulla (to obstruct with a chain) · fi ketjuttaa (to link together) · el αλυσοδένω (to secure someone with fetters) · gl encadear (to fasten with a chain) · sl verižiti (to link together)

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chain en · NOUN

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chain en · VERB

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