Chain

Definitions

1. A sequence of connected operations, handlers, or transformations in which the output or effect of one step feeds the next. Chains appear in middleware pipelines, promise composition, method chaining, and many processing workflows where each step builds on the previous one.

   In plain English: A sequence of connected steps where each one leads to the next.

   Example: "The request moved through a chain of middleware for auth, validation, rate limiting, and tracing before it ever reached business logic."

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