# backlink

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #90,171

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From back + link.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backlink