backlink

English

Etymology

back +‎ link

Noun

backlink (plural backlinks)

(Internet) A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.
Synonym: inlink

Hypernym: hyperlink
(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.

Translations

computing: a hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.

Czech: zpětný odkaz m
French: lien retour (fr) m
German: Rückverweis m, Backlink m
Spanish: retroenlace m
Vietnamese: liên kết ngược

Verb

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

(Internet) To link in this fashion.

Anagrams

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