chain
a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved
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Summary
chain is a type of machine element[1]. chain draws 1,425 Wikipedia views per month (type of machine element category, ranking #7 of 30).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: widget[3], decoration[4]
- Subclass of: sequence[5], assembly[6], artificial physical object[7], set of physical objects[8]
- Has use: mechanical tension[9], energy transformation[10], traction[11], physical restraint[12], security[13], decoration[14], fence[15]
- Commons category: Chains[16]
- Unicode character: ⛓[17]
- Has part(s): Q136031856[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chains[19]
- Commons gallery: Chain[20]
- Depicted by: Female Figure Breaking her Chains[21]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23]
- Different from: Q16282166[24]
- Hashtag: chain[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
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Influence
Things named for chain include blockchain[27], an academic discipline[28]; The Jesus and Mary Chain[29], a musical group[30], founded in 1983[31]; and chain rule[32], a theorem[33].
Why It Matters
chain has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] chain is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for chain include blockchain[27], an academic discipline[28]; The Jesus and Mary Chain[29], a musical group[30], founded in 1983[31]; and chain rule[32], a theorem[33].