signal boost

English

Noun

signal boost (plural signal boosts)

1. an instance of sharing or disseminating another's information or material with one's own audience

   Thanks for the signal boost on my crowdfunding campaign!

2. (engineering) an increase in the capacity, strength, or range of a signal
   • 2012, M. Wolff with B. Kost and B. Baumann, “Shape-Optimized Photoacoustic Cell: Numerical Consolidation and Experimental Confirmation”, in International Journal of Thermophysics, volume 33, numbers 10-11, →DOI, page 1953:

     Taking advantage of acoustical resonances results in a signal boost and enables highly sensitive analyzers with low detection limits.

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

   On her blog, Mel tries to signal boost every petition for legalizing sex robots that she comes across.

   • 2017, Nyasha Junior, “The Scholarly Network”, in Journal of Biblical Literature, volume 136, number 1, →DOI, page 126:

     Since the mainstream media anoints only a few scholars as thought leaders or public intellectuals, the work of some marginalized scholars remains underappreciated. In order to combat this, I signal boost the work of black academics on social media.