daisy chain

networking A bus wiring scheme in which, for example,

device A is wired to device B, device B is wired to device C,

etc. The last device is normally wired to a resistor or

terminator. All devices may receive identical signals or,

in contrast to a simple bus, each device in the chain may

modify one or more signals before passing them on.

Characteristic of RS-485, of Apple's LocalTalk, and of

various industrial control networks; also often used to

describe Thinwire Ethernet (10base2).

(1997-01-07)