In plain English
It is a visual signal that communicates current state at a glance. In this use, the light belongs to a router and reports the present condition of the whole device or of one of its functions.
In context
Here, "status light" names the router's general indicator light that communicates the device's current state.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- labels a general router indicator for device state.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not tell which specific state is being shown or how that state is represented.
Examples
“During startup, the router's status light flashed to show that the device was not yet fully operating.”
“After the connection dropped, she checked the status light on the router.”