coverage
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coverage
- /ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈkɐv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/ Australia
- /ˈkav.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/ Australia
Where it comes from
From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).
noun coverages
- An amount by which something or someone is covered. Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones.
- The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media. Through services using the Elizabeth line were increased from November 6, but this did not attract significant media coverage - mainly because it has been an operational success, […].
- 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 primary coverage area of a station is that area throughout which the station can be received without objectionable interference from static, electrical interfering noises, or interference from other radio broadcasting stations, practically all of the time the station is in operation.
- The signal strength, reception of a radio signal. Mobile phone coverage is poor in some areas.
- Defense.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reportage, reporting, insurance, news, retransmission, transmittal, webcast, footnote, footage, implementation, benchmark, enrolment, schooling, report, number, services
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noun amount by which something or someone is covered
| Español | cobertura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 덮는 범위 deomneun beomwi, 보도 bodo |
| Português | cobertura |
| Français | couverture |
| Deutsch | Abdeckung |
| Română | acoperire |
| Русский | охва́т oxvát, покры́тие pokrýtije, зо́на де́йствия zóna déjstvija |
| Tiếng Việt | (độ) bao phủ |
| العربية | تَغْطِيَة taḡṭiya |
noun (journalism) the amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media
| Deutsch | Berichterstattung |
|---|---|
| Русский | освеще́ние osveščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | (độ) bao phủ |
noun (genetics) average number of reads representing a given nucleotide
| Español | cobertura |
|---|---|
| Português | cobertura |
| Français | couverture |
| Italiano | copertura |
noun the area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network
| Tiếng Việt | vùng phủ sóng |
|---|
Talk about this word "coverage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coverage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coverage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coverage "coverage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coverage.Cite this
@misc{coverage_2026,
title = {coverage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coverage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
