In plain English
It tells how much signal power is present where the signal is being picked up. The meaning is about a received telecommunications signal at a particular device or location.
In context
Here, "signal strength" labels the measure of the power level of the received telecommunications signal at the shown device or location.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- labels a measure of how strong the shown signal is.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term identifies only power level, not any overall judgment about connection quality.
Examples
“At the kitchen table, the phone's signal strength was lower than it was on the balcony.”
“She checked the signal strength on her phone before stepping into the tunnel.”