monitor
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mon·i·tor
(mŏn'ĭ-tər) 
n.
v., -tored, -tor·ing, -tors. v.tr.
To act as a monitor.
n.
- One that admonishes, cautions, or reminds, especially with respect to matters of conduct.
- A pupil who assists a teacher in routine duties.
- A usually electronic device used to record, regulate, or control a process or system.
- A receiver, such as a screen or speaker, that is used to check the quality or content of an electronic transmission: followed the broadcast on the television monitor.
- Computer Science. A device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on a screen; a video display.
- Computer Science. A program that observes, supervises, or controls the activities of other programs.
- An articulated device holding a rotating nozzle with which a jet of water is regulated, used in mining and firefighting.
- A heavily ironclad warship of the 19th century with a low, flat deck and one or more gun turrets.
- A modern warship designed for coastal bombardment.
- Biology. Any of various tropical carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, living in the East Indies, southern Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Guinea and ranging in length from several centimeters to 3 meters (10 feet).
v., -tored, -tor·ing, -tors. v.tr.
- To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver.
- To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity: monitor a suspected criminal's phone conversations.
- To keep track of systematically with a view to collecting information: monitor the bear population of a national park; monitored the political views of the people.
- To test or sample, especially on a regular or ongoing basis: monitored the city's drinking water for impurities.
- To keep close watch over; supervise: monitor an examination.
- To direct.
To act as a monitor.
[Latin, from monēre, to warn.]
monitorship mon'i·tor·ship' n.Britannica Concise Encyclopedia:
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monitor
Ironclad warship originally designed for use in shallow harbours and rivers to blockade the Confederate states in the American Civil War. The original ironclad, built by John Ericsson, was named Monitor Its innovative design included minimal exposure above the waterline, a heavily armoured deck and hull, and a revolving gun turret. The inconclusive Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (1862) was the first between ironclad warships. Never seaworthy, the Monitor sank during a gale off Cape Hatteras that same year, but the U.S. Navy built many improved monitors during the war. The British navy kept its monitors in service as late as World War II.
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Barron's Marketing Dictionary:
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monitor
1. Instrument used to audit something, as a receiver used in a television studio to view the picture being picked up by the camera, or hardware that displays the operations of a computer system.
2. Using a receiver to listen to or view a radio or television broadcast to check fidelity and quality, as well as content.
3. Regulate or control, from a control booth, the production of a radio or television show or an audio recording session.
Barron's Business Dictionary:
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monitor
In general: anything that keeps track of something else.
Computers:
1. program that supervises the activity of other programs.
2. device similar to a television set that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on its screen.
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monitor
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Definition: listen, watch carefully
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
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n. a person who listens to and reports on foreign radio broadcasts and signals.
v.1. maintain regular surveillance over: it was easy for the enemy to monitor his movements.
2. listen to and report on (a foreign radio broadcast or a telephone conversation).
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Elevated section of a roof with openings at both sides for light and ventilation running its full length (as in a US railway-car or a factory).
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monitor
in zoology
type of warship
type of warship
monitor, any of various, mostly tropical lizards. A monitor lizard has a heavy body, long head and neck, long tail that comes to a whiplike end, and strong legs with sharp claws. Its slender, forked tongue is protrusible. Monitors range in size from the 8-in. (20-cm) short-tailed species of W Australia to the 10-ft, 300-lb (3-m, 136-kg) Komodo dragon, the giant among living lizards, that lives on the small Indonesian island of Komodo and some smaller neighboring islands. Some monitor species spend their lives in trees, and others inhabit lakes and rivers; they can be found on the oceanic islands and continents of the Eastern Hemisphere in all types of warm habitats, from tropical forest to desert. They feed on various kinds of animal matter, including eggs, rats, frogs, and decaying meat. The larger species will attack small deer and pigs. They often tear the prey with claws and teeth, but generally swallow it whole or in large chunks. Monitors lay from 7 to 35 leathery eggs, usually in holes in the ground or in trees. They are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Varanidae, genus Varanus.
monitor, type of turreted warship (no longer used) carrying heavy guns, having little draft, and lying low in the water. Monitors were so called from the first of the class, the Monitor, built for the Union navy in the U.S. Civil War by John Ericsson. Launched in Jan., 1862, the Monitor was 179 ft (55 m) long, of 41.5-ft (13-m) beam, and weighed 1,200 tons. A revolving turret, protected by 8 in. (20.3 cm) of iron armor and containing two 11-in. (27.9-cm) smooth-bore guns, was its main feature. The sides were covered by iron plates from 3 to 5 in. (7.6-12.7 cm) thick, with about 27 in. (69 cm) of wood backing, and the deck, only 18 in. (46 cm) above water, was shielded with 1-in. (2.54-cm) armor. The ship was moved by steam power, with a screw propeller. (See Monitor and Merrimack for more information.) Monitors were used extensively in the Civil War, but the type had limitations-it was too heavy to navigate the oceans-and was eventually abandoned. However, they were used by the British navy in World War I.
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monitoring
(DOD, NATO) 1. The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording the emissions of one's own or allied forces for the purposes of maintaining and improving procedural standards and security, or for reference, as applicable. 2. The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording of enemy emissions for intelligence purposes. 3. The act of detecting the presence of radiation and the measurement thereof with radiation measuring instruments. Also called radiological monitoring.
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monitor
as in: pay attention to or watch closely
sign description: Both hands with V-hands move slowly in an arc in front of the body.
sign description: Both hands with V-hands move slowly in an arc in front of the body.
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- any instrument or device for checking, controlling, measuring, or keeping a record of some varying biological activity or chemical or physical property, e.g. absorbance, (radio)activity, concentration, pH, respiration.
- to serve as a monitor of (some activity or property); to use a monitor.
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categories related to 'monitor'
- Reptiles
- Hardware and Peripherals - monitor: high-resolution display screen; low-level CPU control that operates program
- Newspaper Names
- Teachers and Students - monitor: student appointed to assist teacher
- Television Technology - monitor: television set with no audio output, used on stage to show performers and technicians what is being shot and/or broadcast
- Verbs of Sight - monitor: observe over time; check for specific reason
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Monitor
Dansk (Danish)
n. - skærm, billedskærm, kontrolanordning, monitor
v. tr. - overvåge, kontrollere, undersøge, spore
v. intr. - fungere som skærm/monitor
Nederlands (Dutch)
in de gaten houden, afluisteren, bijhouden, toezicht houden (op), toezichthouder, controleapparaat, beeldscherm, geluidsbox op het podium (voor artiest), afluisteraar
Français (French)
n. - (gén, Tech) dispositif de surveillance, écran de contrôle, (Méd) moniteur, (Audio, Comput) moniteur, (GB, École) élève responsable d'une tâche (des cahiers de texte), (US, École) surveillant, (Journ, Radio) permanencier
v. tr. - (gén, Tech) contrôler, surveiller, (Méd) surveiller, (École) suivre (des progrès), (Radio, Journ) être à l'écoute de
v. intr. - suivre de près, contrôler
Deutsch (German)
v. - abhören, überwachen, kontollieren
n. - Monitor, Mithörer, Überwacher, (zo.) Waran
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελέγχω, παρακολουθώ, εποπτεύω, επιτηρώ
n. - επιμελητής σχολικής τάξης, οθόνη ηλεκτρονικού υπολογιστή, ελεγκτής (ραδιοφώνου ή τηλεόρασης), διάταξη παρακολούθησης ή επιτήρησης
Italiano (Italian)
controllare, intercettare, monitor
Português (Portuguese)
v. - monitorar, bisbilhotar
n. - monitor (m) (Comp.), aquele que controla, que monitora (m), lembrete (m)
Русский (Russian)
советник, староста, монитор, радиоперехватчик, управлять, советовать, контролировать
Español (Spanish)
n. - monitor, amonestador, instructor
v. tr. - escuchar, controlar, monitorear, amonestar, advertir
v. intr. - monitorear
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övervaka, avlyssna
n. - ordningsman, monitor, övervakare, varan (slags ödla), vattenkanon
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
班长, 监视器, 监听器, 监控, 监测, 监听, 监视
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 班長, 監視器, 監聽器
v. tr. - 監控, 監測, 監聽, 監視
v. intr. - 監控, 監測, 監聽, 監視
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 학급 위원, 주의를 주는 것, 화면
v. tr. - 청취하다, 제어하다
v. intr. - 모니터 노릇을 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 学級委員係, モニター装置, 海外放送聴取係, モニター, オオトカゲ, 風紀委員, モニター艦, 監視装置
v. - 傍受する, 監視する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتنصت, يراقب (الاسم) مراقب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מצג, צג, בודק, חניך תורן, משגוח, גלאי קרינה רדיו-אקטיבית, קשב-רדיו, מכשיר-ניטור, לטאה טרופית
v. tr. - עקב אחרי-, האזין ל-, כוונן את איכות הקליטה
v. intr. - שימש כמצג, גלאי, מכשיר ניטור
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