datalink
noun
datalink is a noun meaning “The protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-A-T-A-L-I-N-K, and it appears about once in every 18 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of datalink is datalinks.
What does datalink mean?
noun
- 1
The protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area network segment.
- 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see data, link.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of datalink
- datalinks plural
- data-link
- data link
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is datalink?
Datalink appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does datalink come from?
From data + link.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).