daisy chain
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).Last updated: 1997-01-07
Nearby terms:
Daisy ♦ DAISY 201 ♦ daisy chain ♦ daisywheel printer ♦ dancing frog
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