1syllable
chained
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Definitions ofchained
1verb
- To fasten something with a chain.
- To link multiple items together.
- To secure someone with fetters.
- To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- To obligate.
- To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- To be chained to another data item.
- To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- (associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
1adjective
- Bound with chains.
- (of data items) Linked in a chain.
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