noun
uplink
noun
1
The signal path used to send data from a ground station up to a satellite.
"Engineers checked the uplink before the launch."
verb
1
To send a signal via this kind of connection.
"The news crew uplinked footage live from the field."
How to Use Uplink
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe connection carrying a signal upward, e.g. to a satellite, as opposed to a downlink coming back.
Easily confused with
downlink
Common pairings
satellite uplink
uplink signal
Word Forms
uplinked past tense, uplinks plural, uplinks singular
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Etymology
From up + link.