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chainingLinking items or records to form a chain. Each link in the chain points to the next item. chaining [′chān·iŋ] (civil engineering) In land surveying, measuring distance by means of a chain or tape. (computer science) A method of storing records which are not necessarily contiguous, in which the records are arranged in a sequence and each record contains means to identify its successor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The sound of Mistress Affery cautiously chaining the door before she opened it, caused them both to look that way. When this chaining arrangement was complete, and the party stood as far apart from each other as possible, they formed a circle; and to make all things appear natural, Hop-Frog passed the residue of the chain in two diameters, at right angles, across the circle, after the fashion adopted, at the present day, by those who capture Chimpanzees, or other large apes, in Borneo. Miss Wilson's candle, though it flickered in the draught, was not extinguished this time; and she was presently left with the housekeeper, bolting and chaining the door, and listening to the crunching of feet on the gravel outside dying away through the steady pattering of the rain. |
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