coverage

noun

(journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.

An amount by which something or someone is covered.

The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.

The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.

(sports) Defense.

(genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.

Roots

cooperirecover- · Latin · to cover over -aticum-age · Latin · collective noun forming

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Where does coverage come from?

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