verb Download 🔗Share To restrict something with a tether. Examples : "To protect the helium balloons from floating away, the clown was tethering them to the park bench. " technology communication computing internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot. Examples : "While the Wi-Fi in the library was down, I was tethering my laptop to my phone so I could finish my homework. " technology computing internet electronics communication technical device service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act or means by which something is tethered. Examples : "The tethering of the dog to the metal post prevented it from running into the street. " technology communication computing internet service machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer. Examples : "During the power outage, Sarah relied on tethering her laptop to her phone to finish her homework using the phone's internet connection. " technology computing internet communication electronics technical device signal service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading