Definition of "coverage"

coverage

/ˈkʌv.əɹ.ɪdʒ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural coverages
1. An amount by which something or someone is covered.
  Quotations
  Professionally published dictionaries do not seem to have extended coverage beyond the most frequent and salient items.
  2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎, page 2
2. (journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media.
  Quotations
  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, […] .
  2022 November 30, Industry Insider, “Autumn Statement boost”, in RAIL, number 971, page 84
3. (genetics) The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
4. The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
  Quotations
  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.
  1932, T. V. O'Connor, “Standardized Communication Aids to Marine Navigation” in Standards Yearbook (U.S. Government Printing Office), 61
5. The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
6. (sports) Defense.