uplink
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈʌp.lɪŋk/ us/ˈʌp.lɪŋk/
（从地面向卫星、飞船或飞机等传输信号的）上行链路
a communications link for signals to be sent to a satellite, spacecraft, or aircraft
Most existing stations are not equipped with the satellite uplinks that allow credit card billing. 大多数现有的站台都没有配备允许信用卡计费的卫星上行链路。
A video image was beamed via satellite uplink to four television stations on the other side of the world. 视频图像通过卫星上行链路被传送到世界另一端的四个电视台。
The reporters had to drive to an uplink facility to transmit their video. 记者们不得不开车到一个有上行链路的设施来传输视频。
Compare: downlink noun
computing, internet & telecoms specialized通信链路
a link to a different, or different part of a, communications or computer network
You will probably need one port to act as an uplink to your router. 你可能需要一个端口作为路由器的上行链路。
This special port - the uplink port - is made for the purpose of connecting to another DCE device. 此特殊端口（上行端口）用于连接到另一个DCE设备。
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- The motion of the satellite plays a role, creating a Doppler shift associated with the uplink and downlink between the satellite and ground station.
- Each rover must be able to be controlled from the home university campus through a commercial broadband wireless uplink.
- Her invention was an autonomous Wave Glider robot outfitted with a hydrophone, microphone, time-lapse camera, and satellite uplink.
uplink
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈʌp.lɪŋk/ us/ˈʌp.lɪŋk/
（向卫星、飞船或飞机等）向上传送信号
to send signals using a communications link to a satellite, spacecraft, or aircraft
The radio transmission was uplinked to the world by satellite TV. 无线电传输通过卫星电视上传到全世界。
You see them uplinking everywhere: bloggers, techies and assorted Internet enthusiasts. 你到处都能看到博主、技术员和各种互联网爱好者们在上传信息。
Compare: downlink verb
上传（至另一个或另一部分通讯或电脑网络）
to send or connect something using a link to a different, or different part of a, communications or computer network
This is a fast-paced age when information is digitized, faxed, uplinked, and downloaded. 这是一个快节奏的时代，信息被数字化、传真、上传和下载。
Compare: downlink verb
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- The packets are uplinked to a satellite which broadcasts them.
- Broadcasts are "uplinked" to the satellite transponder and "downlinked" to the ground receiving dish.
- Most National Networks uplink their "network feed" to the local affiliates out of New York via satellites.
- No Broadcast Licensee is authorised to uplink or resell, repackage or sub-lease broadcast uplink services except and to the extent expressly authorized by the Authority.
- Using a phone we will be able to uplink into our DNA database and may be able to provide detectives with the name of their suspect right away.