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}).
(1997-01-07)