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to daisy-chain

to daisy-chain

1 6.7
To connect electronic devices in a line so each one links to the next
  • verb
  • /ˈdeɪziˌtʃeɪn/
  • Specialized
: conectar en cadena
  • You can daisy-chain several monitors together using DisplayPort cables to expand your workspace.

Examples

  • When I daisy chain them (FW), the computer sees both interfaces.

    Blog text (31)

  • Up to eight PDX drive/indexer packages can be daisy-chained to a single port.

    Academic text (1995)

  • You definitely need to daisy chain the FireWire if you want to record.

    Blog text (31)

  • So it looks like for the fans for the radiator, we're going to need to take advantage of the Daisy chaining feature here.

  • So yeah, Will is spreading the rumor that these things can be Daisy chained together, which could be pretty cool if possible.

  • Are we just Daisy chaining GPUCPUS?

  • I daisy-chain a couple, three gennies together, I can have this thing up and running by dinnertime.

    Fear Clinic (2014)

  • (A "run" is defined as a section of LED strip light or a daisy-chained group of fixtures that are running continuously from a single power source.)

    Blog text (13)

  • Instead they're doing just standard connectors and they're Daisy chaining them together.

  • And so that to say that it's just a patent for Daisy chaining fans, although that may be true that they wouldn't be able to patent just Daisy chaining fans.

Synonyms

to link-up
vsto daisy-chain
  • Specialized
6 3.7

To connect devices or systems so they can work together

is about chaining devices in sequence linking each to the next in electronics
to catenate
vsto daisy-chain
9.9

To link things together in a chain

focuses on connecting devices one after another in electronics

Antonyms

to disconnect
104 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Many

to network
  • Specialized
15 3.2
to daisy-chain
  • Specialized
1 6.7
to chain
58 2.3
to link
345 1.1

Surface Forms

daisy-chain infinitive
daisy-chained past
daisy-chained past participle
daisy-chaining present participle
daisy-chains third person singular

Morphology

daisy-chain = daisy + chain (transparent) = daisy + chain

The verb is a direct compound of 'daisy' + 'chain' extended metaphorically to mean linking items in a sequence, which is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word daisy-chain comes from the picture of linking daisy flowers into a long chain, like the simple string of flowers children make. So, to daisy-chain devices is to connect them one after another, just like that line of joined flowers.