untetheredcomputing
nounUK /ʌnˈtɛðəd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /ʌnˈtɛðərd kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
Using a computer or device without being tied to a wall or cable.
With untethered computing, she could do her homework in the garden.
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2. Working or playing on a device while moving freely from place to place.
Untethered computing lets kids learn on the bus.
3. Using cloud services so your files are not stuck on one machine.
Untethered computing means her photos follow her everywhere.
4. A style of using technology without being limited by wires or a fixed desk.
The classroom embraced untethered computing with handheld tablets.