In plain English
This means making an account stop being signed in wherever it is currently open. It applies to every active session for that account, across all devices and any place it is in use.
In context
Here, "sign out everywhere" names an action that ends every active signed-in session for the account wherever it is currently signed in.
- Situation
- Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
- What it communicates
- offers an action to end all current sessions.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say why the sessions are being ended or what will happen afterward.
Examples
“When she noticed her account was still open on the office laptop and the phone at home, she signed out everywhere.”
“If the same account is active on several shared tablets, sign out everywhere.”