Tether

A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that characteristically anchors something movable to something fixed; it also may be used to connect two movable objects, such as an item being towed by its tow.

Applications for tethers include: fall arrest systems, lanyards, balloons, kites, airborne wind-power systems, anchors, floating water power systems, towing, animal constraint, space walks, power kiteing, and anti-theft devices.^[1]

^ Bosworth, Seymour; Kabay, M. E., eds. (2002). Computer Security Handbook. New York, NY: Wiley. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-471-41258-8.

[1] Bosworth, Seymour; Kabay, M. E., eds. (2002). Computer Security Handbook. New York, NY: Wiley. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-471-41258-8.

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