📡 A signal path 📡 To send signals

to uplink

9 5.1

To send data from a device to a satellite or network

verb
/ˈʌpˌlɪŋk/

Specialized

: transmitir al satélite

Uplinking drone feed now.
uplink the device
uplink now

Examples

We're gonna have to uplink everything we've got.

Vantage Point (2008)
I uplink to a satellite.

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002)
If we uplink now, Skynet will be in control of your military.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
We have uplink.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Now, we're uplinked in real time to NASA and AsiaSatCom.

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Before the storm hits, we need to uplink the latest weather data to the satellite.
The engineer will uplink the satellite images to the control center during the mission.
To ensure a smooth operation, we must uplink all diagnostic information from the device to the network.

Antonyms

to download

Texting

384 2.4

To save a file from the internet onto your computer or phone

Surface Forms

uplink infinitive

uplinked past

uplinked past participle

uplinking present participle

uplinks third person singular

Morphology

uplink = link (transparent) = up + link

The verb is formed by adding the directional particle 'up-' to the verb 'link', yielding a predictable meaning 'send/transfer upward (to a satellite/network)'.

Etymology

Uplink as a verb means to send something 'up' to a satellite or network. The parts up ('towards the sky') and link ('to connect') explain why to uplink is to connect and send data from Earth to a satellite.