Chain (disambiguation) explained
A chain is a series of connected links which are typically made of metal.
Chain may also refer to:
Accessories and apparel
- Chain mail, a type of armor made of interlocking chain links
- Neck chain (or necklace), a type of jewelry which is worn around the neck
Places
People with the name
- Ernst Chain (1906–1979), Nobel Prize-winning chemist famed for his isolation of penicillin
- John T. Chain Jr. (1934–2021), retired U.S. Air Force general
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films and television
Literature
Music
- Chain (band), an Australian blues rock band active from the 1960s to the present
Albums
Songs
- "Chains" (Cookies song), 1962, covered by The Beatles
- "The Chain", a 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac
- "Chains", a song by Chicago from the 1982 album Chicago 16
- "Chains" (Patty Loveless song), 1990
- "Chains" (Tina Arena song), 1994
- "Chains" (DLT song), 1996
- "Chain", a song by the Fire Theft from their 2003 self-titled album
- "Chains" (Nick Jonas song), 2014
- "Chains" (Usher song), 2015
- "Chain", a song by His Boy Elroy
Business and economics
- Chain (real estate), a group of buyers/sellers that are linked together
- Chain of command, the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed
- Chain store, a retail shop outlets which share a brand and central management
- Chained dollars, used to express real dollar amounts adjusted over time for inflation
- Cinema chain, or movie chain
- Cold chain, a temperature-controlled supply chain
- Fast food chain
- Hotel chain
- Restaurant chain
- Supply chain, a 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
Mathematics
- Chain (ordered set), a totally ordered set, usually a subset of a given partially ordered set
- Chain (algebraic topology), a 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
- Chain sequence, numbers in the mathematical study of continued fractions
- 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, a discrete-time stochastic process with the Markov property
- Pseudo-arc, which has at its heart the concept of a chain
Mechanics, engineering, and implements
- Bar-link chain (or block chain), a mechanical drive chain
- Bicycle chain, a roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive-wheel of a bicycle
- Buffers and chain coupler, a railway device
- Catenary (or chain), the shape of a hanging flexible cable when supported at its ends and acted upon by a uniform gravitational force
- Chain Home and Chain Home Low, early British RDF (radar) systems of the WWII era
- Chain tool, a small mechanical device used to "break" a bicycle chain in such a way that it could be mended with the same tool
- Conveyor chain, a chain that conveys items in chain conveyor systems
- Drive chain, a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another
- Print chain on a chain printer
- Roller chain, most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power
- Self-lubricating chain, to 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
Science
Chemistry
- Catenation, the bonding of atoms of the same element in a series, or chain
- Polymer chain, structure of a polymer
- Chain reaction, a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions
- Ideal chain, a mathematical model of polymer folding
- Worm-like chain, a model in polymer physics used to describe the behavior of semi-flexible polymers
Other uses in science
- Electron transport chain, a sequence of chemical reactions yielding the transport of an electron through a membrane
- Food chain, a hierarchical or recursive list of predators and prey
Sequences
Geological features
Other sequences
- Chain bridge, type of suspension bridge
- Chain crew, crew that manages signal poles in gridiron football
- Chain gang, group of prisoners chained together as a form of punishment
- Chain letter, a 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 events, a number of actions and their effects that are linked together
- Chain smoking, practice of smoking several cigarettes/cigars in succession
- Chain stitch, in sewing and embroidery, a series of looped stitches that form a chain
- Chaining, a technique from applied behavioral analysis for teaching complicated tasks by breaking them into simpler steps
- Hudson River Chains, one of several chains used in blockades of the Hudson River
- Human chain (politics), a form of protest
- Signifying chain, in semiotics, an interlocking system of signifiers
Measurement
Other uses
- Chain (caste), a cultivating and fishing caste found in India
- Chains (nautical), small platforms on the sides of ships
- Fetter (Buddhism) (mental chain), a deeply rooted mental attachment preventing one from achieving liberation from suffering
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