downlink

[ doun-lingk ]

noun

1. a transmission path for data or other signals from a communications satellite or airborne platform to an earth station.

adjective

1. pertaining to such transmission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of downlink¹

First recorded in 1965–70; down ¹ + link ¹

Example Sentences

If SpaceX later decided to cooperate by including additional data on each satellite’s exact position in its downlinks, that accuracy could theoretically improve to less than a meter—making it competitive with GPS.

From MIT Technology Review