backlink

English

Etymology

From back +‎ link.

Noun

backlink (plural backlinks)

1. (Internet) A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.

   Synonym: inlink

   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.

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)

1. (Internet) To link in this fashion.

Anagrams

• linkback