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Definition of uplink
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
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Recent Examples of uplink from the Web
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Instead of computing on its own, Minitel connected to remote services via uplink, like a 1960s mainframe or a modern Google Chromebook.
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However, some groups will need 10 years, and others like air combat training telemetry and high-powered satellite uplink users, will just share spectrum rather than move to a new spectrum band.
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Does your bicycle have a GPS satellite-uplink-dish mounting rack on it?
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First Known Use of uplink
1968
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