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Aether vs Tether - What's the difference?

aether | tether |

As nouns the difference between aether and tether

is that aether is an alternative spelling of lang=en while tether is a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.

As a proper noun Aether

is one of the Greek primordial deities, who was the personification of the upper air of the gods. His parents of Erebus and Nyx, and his sister-wife is Hemera/Dies.

As a verb tether is

to restrict something with a tether.

aether

English

(wikipedia aether)

Noun

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "aether")

    Anagrams

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    tether

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
  • (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
  • (dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)

    • Synonyms

    * hobble (strap)

    Derived terms

    * * tetherless * tetherless computing

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to restrict something with a tether
  • (Internet) to connect a personal computer and a smartphone in order to get wireless Internet access for the computer