downlink

ˈdaʊnlɪŋk

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Definition of downlink - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

telecommunications

TECH.

transmission of data from a network to the user

TECH.

The downlink speed affects how fast you can download files.

satellite

TECH.

transmission of a signal from a satellite to Earth

TECH.

The satellite's downlink was interrupted by the storm.

broadcast

signal

transmission

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Origin of downlink

English, down (from a higher to a lower place) + link (connection)

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HSDPA

acr.

acr: High Speed Downlink Packet Access

technology for fast mobile internet

Examples of downlink in a sentence

The satellite's downlink was interrupted by the storm.
The downlink provided crucial data for the mission.
Engineers worked to restore the downlink after the failure.

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French:liaison descendante, transmission satellite, ...
German:Downlink, Satellitenverbindung, ...
Italian:downlink, collegamento discendente, ...
Spanish:bajada, enlace descendente, ...
Portuguese:downlink, ligação descendente, ...
Chinese:下行链路, 下行信号, ...
Japanese:ダウンリンク, 下り通信, ...
Arabic:إرسال هابط, ...
Hebrew:הוֹרָדָה, שִׁדּוּר מֵהַלַּוְיָן, ...
Russian:входящий канал, спутниковая передача, ...
Ukrainian:завантаження, супутниковий канал, ...
Hindi:डाउनलिंक, सिग्नल प्रसारण, ...
Bengali:ডাউনলিংক, সংকেত প্রেরণ, ...
Catalan:baixada, baixada de dades, ...
Czech:downlink, ...
Danish:downlink, nedlink, ...
Dutch:downlink, satellietverbinding, ...
Greek:κατερχόμενος σύνδεσμος, κάθοδος, ...
Hungarian:letöltési irány, lesugárzás, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ជូនទិន្នន័យចុះ, ការបញ្ជូនសញ្ញាចុះ, ...
Korean:다운링크, 위성 신호 전송, ...
Persian:دانلود, دان‌لینک, ...
Polish:łącze dosyłowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):downlink, transmissão descendente, ...
Romanian:descărcare, legătură de descărcare, ...
Swedish:nedlänk, nedladdning, ...
Thai:ดาวน์ลิงก์, ...
Turkish:downlink, aşağı bağlantı, ...
Vietnamese:tải xuống, tín hiệu xuống, ...

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