uplink noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from a ground station to a satellite or to an airborne platform. •The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server, etc. •Data transmission from a data station to the headend. verb1 •To transmit a signal by means of an uplink. formsuplinked · uplinking · uplinks