Tether (disambiguation)

A tether is a cord that secures something to something else.

Tether may also refer to:

IT-related

• tethering, connecting to the Internet using a computer connected to a cell phone via a cable or Bluetooth DUN connection
• tethered iOS jailbreaking, meaning the user has to plug their iOS device into a computer and re-jailbreak it when it is rebooted
• untethered iOS jailbreaking, meaning that an iOS device can be rebooted without connecting it to a computer

Songs

• "Tether", a song by Sarah Harmer from her 2004 album All of Our Names
• "Tether", a song by the Indigo Girls from their 2004 album All That We Let In
• "Tether", a song by CHVRCHES from their 2013 album The Bones of What You Believe

Space-related

• electrodynamic tether, a conductive tether which generates current and acts against a planetary magnetic field
• skyhook (structure), or a tidal stabilized tether
• space elevator, also called an orbital space elevator, geostationary orbital tether, or a beanstalk, a subset of the skyhook concept
• space tether, use of tethers to propel or stabilize objects in space

Surname

• Anthony Tether, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Other

• tether or "ankle monitor", used to track parolees' whereabouts and/or alcohol use
• tether (cell biology), an elongated cylinder of the membrane of a cell bond to a substrate
• Tether (hieroglyph), an alphabetic uniliteral sign of ancient Egypt

See also

• Teather (disambiguation)
• Tying (disambiguation)

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