tethering
Linking for internet
Tethering is connecting a mobile device to another device—typically a laptop or tablet—to share its internet connection.
Your phone becomes a wireless hotspot, letting other devices access the network through it: I was tethering my laptop to my phone during the train ride.
The term comes from tether, suggesting the invisible link binding the devices together.
Area of notable activity
- data planCellular internet subscription
- USBDevice connection standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
tablet · laptop · carrier · roaming · bandwidth · signal · data cap · mobile data
Thick twisted fibers
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- stakeSharpened post or share
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- cordFlexible twisted strand
chain · tie · fasten · secure · strap · harness · hitch · post
Maximum allowed extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- rangeExtent of variation
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
leash · confinement · reach · freedom · mobility · movement · proximity · distance
Secures ships to seabed
- groundingConnecting to earth
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondBinding tie or connection
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
attachment · dependency · link · tied · bound · rooted · moored · obligation
hotspot
Area of notable activity
- data planCellular internet subscription
- USBDevice connection standard
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
smartphone · tablet · laptop · carrier · roaming · bandwidth · signal · data cap · mobile data · 4G
rope
Thick twisted fibers
cord · chain · tie · fasten · secure · strap · harness · hitch · post · lead
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- rangeExtent of variation
radius · leash · confinement · reach · freedom · mobility · movement · proximity · distance · short leash
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- groundingConnecting to earth
- connectionA joining or relation
- bondBinding tie or connection
lifeline · attachment · dependency · link · tied · bound · rooted · moored · obligation · commitment
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- Mobile Devicessmartphone, cell phone, tablet, iPhone, iPad
- mobile servicesdata plan, mobile plan, unlimited plan, prepaid plan, text messaging
- wirelessWi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, radio waves, cordless
- hotspotsmobile hotspot, public wifi, wireless access, disease hotspot
tetheringuntethering
Disconnecting a restraint
releasing · unfastening · unchaining · unshackling · freeing
tether, mooring, tethered, untethered, tethers, tetherball, untether