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uplink

 
Dictionary: up·link   (ŭp'lĭngk') pronunciation
n.
A transmission path by which radio or other signals are sent to an aircraft or a communications satellite.


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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 typically have an uplink port for connecting to another switch or hub.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uplink
v. tr. - uplinke

Français (French)
n. - transmetteur/liaison avec un satellite de communications
v. tr. - envoyer (qch) par satellite de communications, fournir (qch) à qn par satellite de communications

Deutsch (German)
n. - Uplink (Verbindung zwischen der Erde und einem Satelliten)
v. - uplinken, Verbindung herstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τεχνολ.) χερσαίος σταθμός διαβίβασης σημάτων προς τεχνητό δορυφόρο

Español (Spanish)
n. - transmisión de datos a través de líneas de transmisión entre una estación en la Tierra y un satélite de comunicaciones
v. tr. - transferir datos o señales a un satélite de comunicaciones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - satellitlänk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
上行线卫星上行链路

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 上行線衛星上行鏈路
v. tr. - 上行線衛星上行鏈路

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 업링크 (지상에서 위성으로 정보를 전송하는 것)
v. tr. - (정보를) 지상에서 위성으로 전송하다

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اتصال محطه أرضيه بقمر صناعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קשר מהארץ ללוויין‬
v. tr. - ‮צייד (מישהו) בקשר מהאדמה ללוויין או שיגר (משהו) באמצעות קשר מסוג זה‬


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