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tethered
teth·er T0129500 (tĕth′ər)n.1. a. A rope, chain, strap, or cord for keeping an animal within a certain radius.b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, as for a young child or an astronaut outside a spacecraft.c. A rope, chain, cable, or other line for restraining or securing an object: a blimp attached to the ground by tethers.2. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance: drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.3. A range of allowable behavior or responsibility: kept the new assistant on a short tether.tr.v. teth·ered, teth·er·ing, teth·ers To restrain or secure with a tether.
[Middle English teder, from Old Norse tjōdhr.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tethered - confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chainbound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages" |
tethered
tetheredAttached to a data or power source by wire. Contrast with untethered. See tethering.tethered
teth·ered (tedhĕrd) Refers to an information system that is attached to other information systems. [M.E. tethir, fr. O. Norse tyōdhr]tethered
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