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chain (dict)

Chain

• a flexible connection through multiple rigid links; applications include:
• pulling (it can not be used for pushing)
• power transmission, as in roller chains (e.g., bicycle chains)
• conveyance systems, similar to a conveyor belt, as in flat chains and pintle chains;
• keeping together to avoid falling apart, drifting away, theft, fleeing (of a prisoner)
• jewellery
• a mathematical term used in algebraic topology;
• a totally ordered subset of a partially ordered set, used in set theory;
• a measure of length used in surveying and equal to 22 yards (also called the surveyor's or Gunter's chain);
• a measuring instrument used in engineering, also called the engineer's or Ramsden's chain (and rarely, its length of 100 ft as a unit of measurement, though the results of the measurements are normally expressed in feet); or
• a franchise of stores or restaurants or hotels.
• a type of armor made of interlocking chain links, better known as chainmail.

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