coverage
Pronunciation: /ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/
The English word “coverage” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- An amount by which something or someone is covered.
- The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
- The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
- The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
- Defense.
Etymology
From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).
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