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tethering

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtɛðəɹɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or means by which something is tethered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of tether

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 共享网络 — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Czech: tethering — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Finnish: mobiiliyhteyden jakaminen — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Finnish: puhelimen käyttö modeemina — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Georgian: მობილური ინტერნეტის გაზიარება (mobiluri inṭerneṭis gaziareba) — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Georgian: ტეტერინგი (ṭeṭeringi) — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Indonesian: penambatan — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Japanese: テザリング (tezaringu) — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Portuguese: tethering — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Portuguese: partilha de ligação — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Portuguese: partilha de conexão — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access
  • Russian: тетеринг (tetering) — connection of a computer to a mobile phone to obtain internet access