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
Synonyms 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 . Related terms |
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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
Related terms electronic_equipment electronic_fetal_monitor cardiac_monitor |
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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
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[ noun ] someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
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[ noun ] (work) someone who supervises (an examination)
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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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[ noun ] (zoology) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
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