uplink

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uplink

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From up + link.

noun uplinks

The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform.
Opposite: downlink
The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server, etc.
Data transmission from a data station to the headend.

verb uplinks · uplinking · uplinked

transitive To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.
Opposite: downlink

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@misc{uplink_2026,
  title = {uplink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uplink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}