backlink

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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.

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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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