backlink

English

Etymology

From back +‎ link.

Noun

backlink (plural backlinks)

  1. (Internet) A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.
    Synonym: inlink
    Antonym: outlink
    Hypernym: hyperlink
  2. (computing) A reference to an object on another server, allowing it to be updated periodically.
    • 2002, Jeffrey F. Hughes, Blair W. Thomas, Novell's Guide to NetWare 6 Networks, page 467:
      As mentioned, the major downside to using backlinks is that they are tied to a specific NetWare server and not tied to the external reference objects location in the NDS tree.
  3. (computing) A link to another page that links to the current one, often in an automatically assembled list of links to all other such pages, allowing for bidirectional navigation.

Translations

Verb

backlink (third-person singular simple present backlinks, present participle backlinking, simple past and past participle backlinked)

  1. (Internet) To link in this fashion.

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