monitor has definitions from the fields of zoology,electronics,computer science,work,nautical,transportation
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[ verb ] keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

Used in print

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

They also furnish proof that , in modern war , message sending must be monitored .

Without monitoring , a military hookup becomes a noisy party .

The need for monitoring became greater when radio was adopted for military signaling .

Next to the old problem of the slowness of decision_making , network structure seems to be paramount , and without monitoring no network has value .

Even the officer in_charge , be it a captain ( for small display ) or a general , is restrained by monitoring .

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[ noun ] (electronics) a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
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[ noun ] (computer science) display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen

Related terms

display computer oscilloscope

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[ noun ] someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

Synonyms

reminder admonisher

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defender warn

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[ noun ] (work) someone who supervises (an examination)

Synonyms

proctor

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supervisor invigilator

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[ noun ] (electronics) electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

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vessel

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[ noun ] (zoology) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
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