tethers

Ties to posts

Tethers are ropes, chains, or similar restraints that secure something while allowing limited movement—a goat tethered to a post, a spacecraft tethered to a station.

Figuratively, tethers are any binding connections: the tethers of responsibility.

To be at the end of one's tether is to have exhausted patience or resources.

The verb tether means to fasten with such a restraint: She tethered her horse outside the saloon.

bond

connection

A joining or relation

attachmentConnection or fondness
tieEqual score, or neckwear
linkPoint of connection

lifeline · umbilical · anchor · mooring · leash · binding · fastening · coupling · harness · line

restraint

leash

Animal restraint cord

chainLinked segments forming length
shackleMetal limb restraint
fetterAnkle chain for prisoners

collar · hobble · halter · harness · lead · rope · strap · binding · picket · stake

aerospace

spacewalk

Venturing outside a spacecraft

EVAActivity outside spacecraft
astronautSpacecraft crew member
lifelineEssential connection to safety

umbilical cord · safety line · space station · extravehicular · ISS · cosmonaut · spacesuit · orbital · airlock · microgravity

limitation

constraint

Limiting condition or rule

restrictionLimit on action
boundaryLine marking a limit
limitMaximum allowed extent

confinement · bind · short leash · ball and chain · impediment · hindrance · encumbrance · curtailment · check · containment

technology

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Portable wireless internet source

data sharingExchanging information between parties
pairingJoining two together
connectivityState of being linked

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