In plain English
It tells you what state the link is in right now. The focus is the present condition of the connection, not a past result or a future expectation. That state can be established, not established, or still changing as it tries to come up.
In context
Here, "connection status" refers to the internet link's current state as shown there.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- labels a section showing whether the internet link is up or down.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say why the connection is in that state or how well it is performing.
Examples
“The connection status is still connecting, not connected.”
“There, the connection status remained disconnected during the check.”