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Umdlalo omnandi osuselwa ekuqhumeni nasekuphendukeni kwe-chain.

Ama-athomu ngumdlalo omnandi wabadlali abaningi osuselwa ekuqhumeni nasekuphendukeni kwe-chain Kuphinda kukhunjulwe umdlalo wakudala owenziwa nguTom Kuhn obekwisiphequluli se-amiga ngoMeyi 1993.

Abadlali bayashintshana ukubeka ama-athomu ebhodini, okwenza ukuqhuma kanye nokuphendula okuguquguqula ama-athomu esitha abe umbala wawo. Into yomdlalo ukusula ama-athomu womphikisi.

Ixhasa kusuka kubadlali be-1-4, lezi zingaba ingxube yabadlali bomuntu nabekhompyutha.

Izikwele ezihlukile kugridi zingabamba amanani ahlukahlukene ama-athomu. Lapho izikwele zinama-athomu amaningi kakhulu abekwe kuwo azophuma futhi athathe izintambo zomakhelwane. Abadlali bangabeka ama-athomu kuphela ezigcawini ezingenalutho noma tikwele eziqukethe ama-athomu wombala wazo.
Izikwele zamakona zingabamba i-athomu elilodwa ngaphambi kokuqhuma.
Izikwele eziseceleni zingabamba ama-athomu amabili kuphela ngaphambi kokuqhuma.
Izikwele eziphakathi nendawo zingabamba ama-athomu amathathu ngaphambi kokuqhuma.