chained

/tʃeɪnd/

verb

  1. 1

    To fasten something with a chain.

  2. 2

    To link multiple items together.

  3. 3

    To secure someone with fetters.

  4. 4

    To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.

  5. 5

    To obligate.

  6. 6

    To relate data items with a chain of pointers.

  7. 7

    To be chained to another data item.

  8. 8

    To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.

  9. 9

    (associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).

adjective

  1. 1

    Bound with chains.

  2. 2

    (of data items) Linked in a chain.

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