Backlink: http://www.google.com/search?q=define:backlink Hyperlink: http://www.google.com/search?q=define:hyperlink Link: http://www.google.com/search?q=define:link With three simple Google searches you can verify that backlinks are inbound links, hyperlinks are links in general, and links are a shorthand notation for hyperlinks.
link is simple hyperlink which point one page to other while backlink is directly point to out website from various website
a link can be any hyperlinked word/phrase. it can be internal or external. a backlink is a link that is placed on a 3rd party site and directs to your site. when it comes to backlink, you are getting a link back to your site
backlinks are subset of links, those links which point to a website that called backlinks of website.
Link is a simple link a good example is the name of your profile behind that profile name there is a link. While a backlink is a link of your website and put it on the other website/s. Anyway the question is quite confusing correct me if I'm wrong
If you talking about search engine prospectives then the link is the index page of your site. which google or any other search engine like and they add in their database. And backlink is the link which other site like directory, social media site, article site and so on put your website link in their database.