downlink
verbEtymology From down- + link.
1
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
- Antonyms
- uplink
downlink
noun/ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/
Etymology From down- + link.
1
Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
2
Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications The transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.