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daisy chain

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daisy chain /ˈdāzē ˈˌCHān, ˈdeɪzi ˈˌtʃeɪn /
noun a string of daisies threaded together by their stems.
a string of associated people or things:
we can all make daisy chains of blame.
informal a sexual activity in which participants serve as partners to different people simultaneously.
verb (daisy-chain) [with object] Computing connect (several devices) together in a linear series:
(as adjective daisy-chained) three daisy-chained CD-ROM drives.
– DERIVATIVES
daisy-chainable