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Side chain
noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
- 2 Any of the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (Cα).
- 3 Auxiliary audio input fed to a synthesizer etc. and used to selectively trigger an effect.
- 4 A separate blockchain attached to a parent blockchain (mainchain) to extend its functionalities.
"The Blockstream developers, meanwhile, were accused of working for the interests of their company, Blockstream, rather than the good of Bitcoin as a whole. Their company, after all, proposed breaking many smaller transactions off onto so called sidechains that would occasionally link back up with the main Bitcoin blockchain, […]"
- 5 On some railways, a chain fitted on both sides of a centre coupler or buffer at each end of a rail vehicle, which has a hook for connection to a corresponding chain on the next vehicle in a train.
"When the screw coupling replaced the old chain couplings on passenger stock, the latter were retained and still coupled up to prevent severance of a train in the event of a screw coupling breaking. The contingency is so remote, however, that the side chains have been abolished."
Verb
- 1 To use auxiliary audio input in that manner.
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