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backlink

The English word “backlink” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.
  2. A reference to an object on another server, allowing it to be updated periodically.
  3. 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.

verb

  1. To link in this fashion.

Etymology

From back + link.

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