uplink
(noun) a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uplink (plural uplinks)
The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link.
(by analogy, less formally) The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc.
Data transmission from a data station to the headend.
• downlink
uplink (third-person singular simple present uplinks, present participle uplinking, simple past and past participle uplinked)
To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.
• downlink
• link up, linkup
Source: Wiktionary
23 April 2024
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
