uplink.

A communication link carrying data from a ground station to a spacecraft or satellite.

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Words that belong together

• a satellite uplink
• uplink transmission

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The uplink carried the revised commands before the next communications blackout.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Noun singular uplink; plural uplinks. Related verb forms: uplink, uplinks, uplinked, uplinked, uplinking. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: uplinks.