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In most meanings chain is a sequence of connected links of some kind.

Chain may refer to:

  • A physical, literal chain
  • Chain (length), unit of length
  • Chain Home and Chain Home Low, early British RDF (US radar) systems of the WWII era
  • Gunter's chain, a unit of measurement
  • Chain tool, small mechanical device used to "break" a bicycle chain in such a way that it could be mended with the same tool
  • Mail (armour) (or "chainmail"), a type of armor made of interlocking chain links
  • 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
  • Fetter (Buddhism), a deeply rooted mental attachment preventing one from achieving liberation from suffering
  • Chaining, a technique from applied behavioral analysis for teaching complicated tasks by breaking them into simpler steps
  • Necklace - a jewelry which is worn around the neck

In management:

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

In mathematics:

In chemistry:

In biochemistry:

In biology:

  • Food chain, a hierarchical or recursive list of predictors and prey

In economics:

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

Names involving chain or chains:

See also