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1. Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
   "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves";
   - supervise, watchdog
    
2. Check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

1. A screen used to display the output of a computer to the user
   - computer screen, computer display
    
2. Someone who supervises (an examination)
   - proctor [N. Amer]
    
3. Someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
   - admonisher, reminder
    
4. Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
   - monitoring device
    
5. Electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
    
6. A piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
    
7. Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
   - monitor lizard, varan
    
8. A pupil who helps the teacher or is given special duties

1. An ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
   - USS Monitor

Derived forms: monitored, monitors, monitoring

Type of: CRT screen, defender, display, electronic equipment, guardian, lizard, observe, overlooker, protector, screen, shielder, supervisor, vessel, video display, watercraft

Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, genus Varanus, information processing system, television, television system, TV, Varanus

Encyclopedia: Monitor, Or