What does uplink mean?
Uplink means The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform..
Uplink
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform..
Definitions by Sense
- The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform.
- (telecommunications, by analogy, less formally) 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.
- (transitive) To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.
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Synonyms for uplink
Antonyms for uplink
Related Words
Word Forms
- uplinks
- uplinking
- uplinked
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for uplink?
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What is the opposite of uplink?
Possible antonyms include downlink.
How do you use uplink in a sentence?
Use uplink where its definition matches the intended context.
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