uplink

noun

up·​link ˈəp-ˌliŋk 

1

: a communications channel for transmissions to a spacecraft or satellite

also : the transmissions themselves

2

: a facility on earth for transmitting to a spacecraft or satellite

uplink verb

Examples of uplink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Qualcomm also supports switched uplink with Rel. 17 and supplemental uplink for China. —Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Courtesy of Nokia Any data collected would have been transferred back to the NIB on Athena, which would have transferred it to Earth via a long-haul satellite uplink. —Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025

The company has also been able to establish uplink and downlink functions with the craft. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025

As of now, there are no on-orbit messages or content planned for the astronauts in relation to Super Bowl LIX, a NASA spokesperson told Space.com, but any of the crew are free to watch NASA's uplink. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for uplink

• bethink
• downlink
• groupthink
• hoodwink
• rethink
• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink