"backlink" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backlinks [plural]
Etymology: back + link Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|link}} back + link Head templates: {{en-noun}} backlink (plural backlinks)

Verb

Forms: backlinks [present, singular, third-person], backlinking [participle, present], backlinked [participle, past], backlinked [past]
Etymology: back + link Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|link}} back + link Head templates: {{en-verb}} backlink (third-person singular simple present backlinks, present participle backlinking, simple past and past participle backlinked)

Inflected forms

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