Editing 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:
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==Accessories and apparel==
* [[Chain mail]], a type of armor made of interlocking chain links
* [[Jewellery chain]] (or necklace), a type of jewelry which is worn around the neck

==Places==
* [[Chain Bridge (Budapest)]], a suspension bridge that spans River Danube between Buda and Pest
* [[Chain Bridge (Potomac River)]], a bridge across the Potomac River at Little Falls in Washington, D.C.
* [[Chains (geological site)]], a geological site on the north-west plateau of Exmoor, Somerset, England
* [[Union Chain Bridge]], a bridge between Northumberland, England and Berwickshire, Scotland

==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===

* [[Chains (film)|''Chains'' (film)]], a 1949 Italian melodrama film
* [[Chains (Blackadder)|Chains (''Blackadder'')]], a 1986 episode of the British sitcom ''Blackadder II''
* [[Chains of Love (TV series)|''Chains of Love'' (TV series)]], a 2001 American dating game show adapted from a Dutch television series
* [[Chain (film)|''Chain'' (film)]], a 2004 film written and directed by Jem Cohen
* ''Chains'', a 2009 short film starring TNA wrestler [[Kurt Angle]]

===Literature===
* [[Chains (play)|''Chains'' (play)]], a 1909 play by Elizabeth Baker
* [[Chain (play)|''Chain'' (play)]], a 1992 play by Pearl Cleage
* [[Chains (novel)|''Chains'' (novel)]], a 2008 historical-fiction novel by Laurie Halse Anderson

===Music===
* [[Chain (band)]], an Australian blues rock band active from the 1960s to the present
====Albums====
* ''Chain'' ([[Paul Haig]] album), 1989
* [[Chain (The Family Stand album)|''Chain'' (The Family Stand album)]], 1990
* [[Chain (Pylon album)|''Chain'' (Pylon album)]], 1990
* [[Chains (album)|''Chains'' (album)]], by Yōko Oginome, 1997
* [[Chain (Bonnie Pink EP)|''Chain'' (Bonnie Pink EP)]], 2008
* [[Chain (KAT-TUN album)|''Chain'' (KAT-TUN album)]], 2012
* [[Chain (NCT 127 EP)|''Chain'' (NCT 127 EP)]], 2018

====Songs====
* [[Chains (Cookies song)|"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)|"Chains" (Patty Loveless song)]], 1990
* [[Chains (Tina Arena song)|"Chains" (Tina Arena song)]], 1994
* [[Chains (DLT song)|"Chains" (DLT song)]], 1996
* "Chain", a song by the Fire Theft from [[The Fire Theft (album)|their 2003 self-titled album]]
* [[Chains (Nick Jonas song)|"Chains" (Nick Jonas song)]], 2014
* [[Chains (Usher song)|"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
* [[Command hierarchy|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|Hotel chain]]
* [[Chain store#Restaurant chains|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===
* [[Archipelago]], a chain of islands
* [[Crater chain]], a line of craters on the surface of an astronomical body
* [[Mountain range]], a chain of hills or mountains

===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==
* [[Chain (unit)]], a unit of length
* [[Gunter's chain]], measuring instrument
* [[New York City Subway chaining]], method to specify locations along the New York City Subway lines

==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

==See also==
* [[CHAIN (disambiguation)]]
* [[Chain of Ponds (disambiguation)]]
* [[Chain of thought (disambiguation)]]
* [[Chained (disambiguation)]]
* [[The Chain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Daisy chain (disambiguation)]]
* [[Serial (disambiguation)]]
* [[Chane (disambiguation)]]

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