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   monitor

   /ˈmɒnɪtə/

   noun

   • 1. a device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something: "a heart monitor" Similar detectorscannerrecordersecurity systemsecurity cameraCCTV
   • ▪ a person operating a monitor: "a monitor aboard the vessel said he had measured radiation levels ten times the normal level"
   • ▪ a person who observes a process or activity to check that it is carried out fairly or correctly, especially in an official capacity: "the deployment of troops went ahead despite the shooting down of an EC monitor's helicopter" Similar observerwatchdogoverseerinvigilatorsupervisor
   • ▪ a person who listens to and reports on foreign radio broadcasts and signals: "radio monitors reported they heard the pilot say he was heading for Paris"
   • 2. a television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera: "the playback can be displayed on an external television screen or monitor"
   • ▪ a screen which displays an image generated by a computer. Similar screenVDUvisual display unit
   • ▪ a loudspeaker used by performers on stage to hear themselves or in the studio to hear what has been recorded: "I was amazed at the quality of the sound coming from the monitors"
   • 3. a school pupil with disciplinary or other special duties: "he was a school monitor and a choir boy" Similar prefectpraepostorsenior boysenior girlsenior pupil
   • 4. a large tropical Old World lizard with a long neck, narrow head, forked tongue, strong claws, and a short body. Monitors were formerly believed to give warning of crocodiles.
   • 5. a shallow-draught warship mounting one or two heavy guns for bombardment. historical

   verb

   • 1. observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review: "equipment was installed to monitor air quality"
   • ▪ maintain regular surveillance over: "he was a man of routine and it was easy for an enemy to monitor his movements"
   • ▪ listen to and report on (a foreign radio broadcast or a phone conversation): "listening devices were used to monitor conversations"
   • ▪ check or regulate the technical quality of (a radio transmission or television signal): "a sound assistant monitors the signal on headphones"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in monitor (sense 3 of the noun)): from Latin, from monit- ‘warned’, from the verb monere. monitor (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the 1930s.

   Derivatives

   • 1. monitorial adjective
   • 2. monitorship noun

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.

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