downlink
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1down·link

noun \ˈdan-ˌliŋk\

Definition of DOWNLINK

: a communications channel for receiving transmissions from a spacecraft; also : such transmissions

First Known Use of DOWNLINK

circa 1969

2downlink

transitive verb

Definition of DOWNLINK

: to transmit (as data) from a spacecraft or satellite to a receiver on earth

First Known Use of DOWNLINK

1977

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