"signal boost" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: signal boosts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} signal boost (plural signal boosts)
  1. an instance of sharing or disseminating another's information or material with one's own audience
    Sense id: en-signal_boost-en-noun-fEcXKNgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 43 8
  2. (engineering) an increase in the capacity, strength, or range of a signal Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-signal_boost-en-noun-es1uhdgq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 43 8 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb [English]

Forms: signal boosts [present, singular, third-person], signal boosting [participle, present], signal boosted [participle, past], signal boosted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} signal boost (third-person singular simple present signal boosts, present participle signal boosting, simple past and past participle signal boosted)
  1. to share or disseminate another's information or material with one's own audience
    Sense id: en-signal_boost-en-verb-3ESDbP81

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