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monitor
Found in thesaurus: video display, display, supervisor, defender, shielder, protector, guardian, electronic equipment, lizard, observe
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monitor
v.
supervise, observe; follow up on, check up on; regulate the quality of radio or television broadcasts; keep track of, regulate
n.
supervisor, device for regulating (esp. the transmission quality of radio and television broadcasts); screen, device that produces the visual display (Computers); one who oversees; inspector; that which warns or cautions
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Monitor
Monitor or monitor may refer to:
Computers
- Computer monitor, a screen that displays peripheral output to the user
- Apple Monitor II, a 12"-inch green monochrome display designed for use with the Apple II+
- Monitor (synchronization), an approach to synchronize two or more computer tasks that use a shared resource
- Machine code monitor, programming allowing users to view or change memory locations on a computer
- Virtual Machine Monitor, software which virtualizes a computer hardware platform, allowing multiple system images to run simultaneously
- Boot monitor, a small interactive bootstrap program or machine code debugger
- Resident monitor, an early primitive operating system
- An execution profiler
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Monitor
Noun
1. an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
(hypernym) vessel, watercraft
monitor
Noun
1. display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen
(synonym) monitoring device
(hypernym) display
(part-holonym) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(part-meronym) oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO
2. someone who supervises (an examination)
(synonym) proctor
(hypernym) supervisor
(hyponym) invigilator
(derivation) supervise, ride herd on
3. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
(synonym) admonisher, reminder
(hypernym) defender, guardian, protector, shielder
4. electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(hyponym) television monitor, tv monitor
(part-holonym) television, television system
5. a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(hyponym) cardiac monitor, heart monitor
(derivation) supervise, ride herd on
6. any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
(synonym) monitor lizard, varan
(hypernym) lizard
(hyponym) African monitor, Varanus niloticus
(member-holonym) Varanus, genus Varanus
Verb
1. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
(synonym) supervise, ride herd on
(hypernym) observe
(hyponym) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
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Monitor (der)
nm.
monitor, supervisor, that which warns or cautions; screen, display, device which produces an image on the screen
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monitor
nm.
monitor, screen; device for regulating
