Catena

Catena (Latin for chain) or catenae (plural) may refer to:

Science

 * Catena (fly), a genus in the family Tachinidae
 * Catena (linguistics) is a unit of syntax and morphology, closely associated with dependency grammars
 * Catena (computing), number of bits transferred in one cycle
 * Catenary, a type of curve in mathematics
 * Crater chain, a line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body
 * Farmacia Catena, a trade name of the drug idebenone
 * Catena (soil) in pedology, a sequence of soil profiles down a slope
 * Catena (cryptography), a cryptographic algorithm used as a key derivation function

Publishing

 * Catena (soil science journal), published by Elsevier
 * Catena Paperback, published by E. Schweizerbart
 * Catena Supplements, published by E. Schweizerbart
 * CATENA: Magazine of the Catenian Association
 * Catena Media, an online media company in Malta

Religion

 * Catena (biblical commentary), a verse-by-verse biblical commentary
 * a prayer said daily by members of the Legion of Mary

Other uses

 * Catena (surname)
 * Catena, San Miniato, a village in the province of Pisa, Italy
 * International Masonic Union Catena, a masonic organization
 * A term for the bass bar