Chain (disambiguation)

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A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal.

Chain may also refer to:

Catenary (or "chain"), the shape of a hanging flexible cable when supported at its ends and acted upon by a uniform gravitational force
Chain (real estate), whereby a group of buyers/sellers are linked together
Chain (unit), unit of length
Chain Home and Chain Home Low, early British RDF (radar) systems of the WWII era
Chain tool, small mechanical device used to "break" a bicycle chain in such a way that it could be mended with the same tool
Chaining, a technique from applied behavioral analysis for teaching complicated tasks by breaking them into simpler steps
Chains (nautical), small platforms on the sides of ships
Gunter's chain, a unit of measurement
Mail (armour) (or "chainmail"), a type of armor made of interlocking chain links
Mental chain, a deeply rooted mental attachment preventing one from achieving liberation from suffering
Necklace, a jewelry which is worn around the neck

Types of chain

Block chain, a mechanical drive chain
Bicycle chain, a roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive-wheel of a bicycle
Conveyor chain, a chain that conveys items in chain conveyor systems
Drive chain, a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another
Roller chain, most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power
Self-lubricating chain, eliminate the need for further lubrication
Snow chains or tire chains, devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide maximum traction
Timing chain, part of an internal combustion engine

Chain of command, the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed
Chain store, retail shop outlets which share a brand and central management
Cold chain, temperature-controlled supply chain
Supply chain, coordinated system of organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer
Value chain, a management concept first described by Michael Porter

Chain, a set paired with a total order, it usually refers to a totally ordered subset of some partially ordered set
Chain (algebraic topology), formal linear combination of k-simplices
Chain complex, a generalization of the algebraic topology construct to homological algebra
Chain rule, a tool for differentiation in calculus
Conway chained arrow notation, a way of expressing exponents using arrows
Jordan chain, a sequence of linearly independent generalized eigenvectors of descending rank
Markov chain, discrete-time stochastic process with the Markov property
Pseudo-arc, which has at its heart the concept of a chain

Chain reaction, sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions
Ideal chain, mathematical model of polymer folding
Worm-like chain (or semiflexible chain), which has Kuhn length equal to twice the persistence length

Electron transport chain, a sequence of chemical reactions yielding the transport of an electron through a membrane

Chained dollars, used to express real dollar amounts adjusted over time for inflation

Ernst Boris Chain (1906–1979), Nobel Prize-winning chemist famed for his isolation of penicillin
John T. Chain, Jr., (1934~) a retired U.S. Air Force general

Archipelago, a chain of islands
Chain letter, message that attempts to induce the recipient to make a number of copies of the message and then pass them on to one or more new recipients
Chain of thought, continuous thought process where ideas follow one from the other
Chain sequence (continued fraction), numbers in the mathematical study of continued fractions
Chain smoking, the habit of smoking continuously
Chain stitch, in sewing and embroidery, a series of looped stitches that form a chain
Chain, Planetary, a chain of globes serving as fields of evolution in theosophical cosmology
Crater chain, a line of craters on the surface of an astronomical body
Daisy chain (disambiguation), various meanings
Hudson River Chain, one of several chains used in blockades of the Hudson River
Human chain, a form of protest
Mountain range, a chain of hills or mountains
Signifying chain, in semiotics, an interlocking system of signifiers

Chains, a 2008, historical fiction book by Laurie Halse Anderson
Chains, a short film starring TNA wrestler Kurt Angle
Chain (caste), a cultivating and fishing caste found in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Chain (film), a 2004 film written and directed by Jem Cohen
Chain Bridge (Budapest), suspension bridge that spans River Danube between Buda and Pest
Chain Bridge (Potomac River), bridge across the Potomac River at the Little Falls in Washington, D.C.
Chains (Blackadder), a 1986 episode of the British sitcom Blackadder II
Chains (geological site) a geological site on the north-west plateau of Exmoor, Somerset, England
Chains (play), a 1909 play by Elizabeth Baker
Football chains, 10 yards in length, for setting the spot to reach for a first down
Union Bridge (Tweed) (or "Chain Bridge"), bridge in Northumberland