backpacking A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows the backpacker to secure many different types of objects to the exterior of the pack
Any series of complicated relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people
A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace. daisies attached together into a string that you can wear around your neck or wrist
flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
A hardware configuration in which devices are connected one to another in a series The SCSI interface , for example, supports a daisy chain of up to 7 devices
A local networking topology in which a single cable runs to multiple workstations This tends to be less expensive than the the alternative star topology, but it is also less robust A break anywhere along the chain will disable the entire chain Daisy chains are most often used in PhoneNet or thinnet cabling This topology is discouraged for use in local Mednet networks
A slang term applied to a series of transactions in which fuel is transferred between several parties, often related Usually used (legally) to overcome federal regulations Sometimes used illegally to hide identity of purchaser, or to disguise illegal transactions
Connection of multiple devices in a serial fashion [An advantage of daisy chaining is a savings in transmission facilities The disadvantage is that if a device malfunctions, all other devices daisy-chained behind it are disabled ]
A method of connecting hardware peripherals to a computer and to each other, means one peripheral is attached to the computer, another is attached to the first one, another to the second one, and so on Any signal from the computer would go through the first peripheral to the second, to the third, and down the chain
(n ) A specific method of propagating signals along a bus This method is often used in applications in which devices not requesting a daisy-chained signal respond to a signal by passing it on The daisy chain scheme permits assignment of device priorities based on the electrical position of the device on the bus
A wiring scheme in which device A is wired to device B, device B is wired to device C, etc The last device is normally wired to a switch or circuit breaker
In telecommunications, a wiring method where each telephone jack in a building is wired in series from the previous jack Daisy chain is NOT the preferred wiring method, since a break in the wiring would disable all jacks "downstream" from the break See also Home Run
A method of connecting devices on a bus On a daisy chained bus, devices not requesting a signal respond to it by passing it on The daisy chain scheme permits assignment of device priorities based on the electrical position of the device on the bus
1) A hook up of several devices where the audio signal has to pass through one device to reach the second device and through the second device to reach the third device 2) In MIDI, a hook up of MIDI devices where the MIDI signal has to pass though each device to reach the next device
Illegal act of creating the illusion of trading activity in a stock through collusion of a number of brokers or brokerage offices (See "Painting The Tape")
a wiring method where each device (or termination) is wired in a series from the previous device (or termination) Any break in the wiring would take down every device in that series
a wiring method where each termination point is wired in series from the previous jack Daisy chain is usually not the preferred wiring method, since a break in the wiring would disable all jacks "downstream" from the break See also Home Run
In intercommunication, the chain of sessions that results when a system requests a resource in a remote system, and the remote system discovers that the resource is in a third system and in turn makes a remote request
A connection arrangement in which each device is connected directly to the next device For example, a daisy chain of devices A, B, C, and D might have A connected to B, B connected to C, and C connected to D Also known as cascading