Definitions by Zounds!

chasing 

The process of researching a subject by starting with article "A" and from "A" following a link to "C" and from "C" following a link to "D" and so on.

It's a good way of wasting time and picking up alot of related information quickly

"I spent four hours chasing the history of the internet through the Wikipedia yesterday"

chasing by Zounds! June 7, 2005