Dictionary

daisy-chain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪziˌt͡ʃeɪn/ (General-American)
• /ˈdeɪzit͡ʃeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

The verb is derived from daisy chain (noun).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of daisy chain.
   alt of daisy chain

Forms

daisy-chain en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdeɪziˌt͡ʃeɪn/ (General-American)
• /ˈdeɪzit͡ʃeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

The verb is derived from daisy chain (noun).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To artificially increase (the price of a commodity; originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) by a group of dealers buying and selling it among themselves before it is sold to a party outside the group.
2. (transitive) To connect (several computer devices or peripherals, or other components) in sequence with each other, usually such that the output of one component forms the input of another; also (followed by to), to connect (a computer device, peripheral, or other component) to another component in such a sequence.
   • The jacks can be ‘daisy-chained’ and controlled as a synchronised set. 2021 November 3, “Network News: Lifting Jacks for SWR”, in Rail, number 943, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 29:
   • We daisy-chained several USB hubs to see if we could reach the far side of the room.
3. (intransitive) Of people, animals, etc.: to position in a line and move like a chain.
4. (intransitive) To artificially increase the price of a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) by a group of dealers buying and selling it among themselves before it is sold to a party outside the group.
5. (intransitive) Especially of a computer device, peripheral, or other component: to be capable of being connected with other components in sequence.
   • These peripherals are designed to daisy-chain easily with each other.

Forms

Deriveds

daisy-chaining · daisy-chained

Translations (6)

fi liikkua jonossa (of people, animals, etc.: to position in a line and move like a chain) · fi ketjuttua (especially of a computer component: to be capable of being connected with other components in sequence) · fi ketjuttaa (to connect (several computer components) in sequence with each other; to connect (a computer component) to another component in such a sequence) · fi myydä edestakaisin hinnan nostamiseksi ((transitive, intransitive) to artificially increase (the price of a commodity) by a group of dealers buying and selling it among themselves before it is sold to a party outside the group) · fr connecter en série (to connect (several computer components) in sequence with each other; to connect (a computer component) to another component in such a sequence) · fi liikkua ketjuna (of people, animals, etc.: to position in a line and move like a chain)