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uplink

/ˈʌplˌɪŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
up-link
IPA
/ˈʌplˌɪŋk/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform.

noun

The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server, etc.

noun

Data transmission from a data station to the headend.

verb

To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From up + link.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uplinks (plural) uplinks (present, singular) uplinking (participle, present) uplinked (participle, past) uplinked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

forward link reverse link

Antonyms

downlink

Questions

How do you pronounce uplink?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌplˌɪŋk/.
What does uplink mean?
The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform.
Where does uplink come from?
From up + link.

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