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U0132550 (ŭp′lĭngk′)n.1. A communication channel through which a user transmits data to the internet.2. A transmission path by which radio or other signals are sent to an aircraft, spacecraft, or a communications satellite.tr.v. up·linked, up·link·ing, up·links To transmit (data) by uplink.

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(ˈʌpˌlɪŋk) n (Broadcasting) the transmitter on the ground that sends signals up to a communications satellite

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n. a transmission path for data or other signals from an earth station to a communications satellite. [1965–70]

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Noun

uplink - a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmissiontransmission - communication by means of transmitted signals

Translations

uplink

[′əp‚liŋk] (communications) The radio or optical transmission path upward from the earth to a communications satellite, or from the earth to aircraft.

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(1) The transmission from an earth station up to a satellite. Contrast with downlink.

(2) The transmission from a cellphone or other mobile device to a cell tower. Contrast with downlink.

(3) A port on a network device that is used to connect to another network device rather than to a client or server. See MDI port.

An Uplink Port

Ethernet switches used to have an uplink port for connecting to another switch or hub. The port was eventually discarded as equipment became more sophisticated (see MDI port).

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noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission

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