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# Program Chains and Overlays

A program chain is a series of programs working together to perform a common task while each program performs a particular task.

Each program in a chain should have the same first four to seven characters of its name. The last one to three characters identify the individual programs.

The first program of the chain is the only one that is invoked from the menu.