Tether (disambiguation)

A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that secures something movable to something else.

Tether may also refer to:

Science and technology

• Tether (cell biology), an elongated cylinder of the membrane of a cell bond to a substrate
• Molecular tether

Computing

• Tethering, sharing a mobile device's internet connection
• Tether (cryptocurrency), a cryptocurrency
• Tethered jailbreak, in iOS jailbreaking

Space

• Electrodynamic tether, a conductive tether which generates current and acts against a planetary magnetic field
• Space tether, use of tethers to propel or stabilize objects in space
  • Momentum exchange tether, a kind of space tether
    • Skyhook (structure), or a tidal stabilized tether
  • Space elevator, a geostationary orbital tether

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

Other uses

• Ankle monitor or tether, used to track parolees' whereabouts and/or alcohol use
• Tether (hieroglyph), an alphabetic uniliteral sign of ancient Egypt
• Anthony Tether (born ca. 1941), Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

See also

• Tethersonde, a radiosonde attached to a fixed or tethered balloon
• Teather (disambiguation)
• Mind at the End of Its Tether, a book by H.G. Wells
• Tying (disambiguation)