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Verb
/ˈteT͟Hər/,
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tethers, plural;
  1. Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement
    • - the horse had been tethered to a post
Noun
  1. A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement

  1. leash: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  2. tie with a tether; "tether horses"
  3. (tethered) confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain
  4. A tether is a cord or fixture that anchors something movable to a reference point which may be fixed or moving. ...
  5. Biological cells which form bonds with a substrate and are at the same time subject to a flow can form long thin membrane cylinders called tethers, which connect the adherent area to the main body of the cell. Under physiological conditions, neutrophil tethers can extend to several micrometers.
  6. Tether is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men '97 Annual.
  7. The Ancient Egyptian Tether hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. V14, V15 for an animal tether, a type of hobble.
  8. (Tethering (cellular wireless)) Tethering is the use of a mobile device with Internet access such as 3G or 4G cellular service to serve as an Internet gateway or access point for other devices. Other devices may connect to the gateway via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or by Universal Serial Bus (USB) cabling.
  9. a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement; the limit of one's abilities, resources etc; The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera); to restrict something with a tether
  10. (tethering) The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the PC
  11. (Tethered) Requiring a direct connection to a server e.g. "calling home" over the Internet. From a security perspective, the more often a system connects directly to the Internet, the more secure it can be. ...
  12. (tethered) Information system attached to another information system.
  13. (Tethering) The act of using your smartphone's data to provide Internet access to another device, such as a laptop. Can be done wirelessly, or via a USB cable.
  14. (TETHERING) Binding of spinal cord to surrounding tissue.
  15. (Attached Modem) Tethering means to use a mobile peripheral in order to give access to Internet another apparatus.
  16. (Tethering) A bonding technique that is great for housetraining, tethering is literally tying your self to your dog, and having him follow you throughout your day.
  17. (Tethering) Not to be confused with chaining a dog out. Tetheringinvolves having a dog on a leash or line that is attached to a person in some contexts or a stationary object like a wall stud or tree while supervised during behavior change protocols. ...
  18. (Tethering) Sharing your phone's Internet connection with a computer. Cellular companies frown on tethering unless you pay extra since computers use much more data than phones.
  19. (Tethering) is a method to share the internet connection of an internet capable mobile phone with another internet capable device such as a laptop. The connection can be made with a cable or wirelessly with Bluetooth or WiFi.
  20. (Tethering) making use of a mobile phone so that people can access the Internet for another gadget. It works by attaching a device which can open the Web to another gadget that cannot. ...
  21. Android supports tethering, which allows a phone to be used as a wireless/wired Wi-Fi hotspot. Before Android 2.2 this was supported by third-party applications or manufacturer customizations.^[80]
  22. (Tethers) steel cables which are attached to the car's wheel hubs and assembly, as well as the hood and various pieces of sheet metal, to prevent these parts from flying off the car during a high speed crash.
  23. Retractable tethers allow for display samples to be used and tested while securing them to retail fixtures, preventing theft. The retractable feature brings the product back to its original display position after use.
  24. A common short alternative for top tether, in markets where lower tethers on large rear-facing CRs are not used.
  25. A cord that is used to keep two things attached to each other, such as an astronaut to a spaceship.