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uplink

American

[uhp-lingk] / ˈʌpˌlɪŋk /

noun

a transmission path for transmitting data or other signals from an earth station to a communications satellite or an airborne platform.

adjective

of or relating to such transmission.

uplink British

/ ˈʌpˌlɪŋk /

noun

the transmitter on the ground that sends signals up to a communications satellite

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Etymology

Origin of uplink

First recorded in 1965–70; up- + link ¹

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uplink

The uplink strategy may offer a practical solution.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025

Earlier on Thursday, Axiom Space had a live uplink with the astronauts on board where Group Captain Shukla spoke about his first 24 hours in space.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

A quick interim fix proved easy: When operations staff turned off the automatic uplink of the data to the aircraft and switched to manual requests “we didn’t have the bug anymore.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Sneddon began listening to Keillor in 1980 when “Prairie Home” went on a national satellite uplink.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2021

His responses were cached and would be sent to Earth with Johanssen's next uplink.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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