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  • noun Internet Any of various mechanisms for notifying the owner of a webpage when it is linked to from another document.

Etymologies

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link +‎ back

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  • "A linkback is a method for Web authors to obtain notifications when other authors link to one of their documents. This enables authors to keep track of who is linking to, or referring to their articles." --Wikipedia

    May 29, 2009