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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
The transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From down- + link.
