monitor

/ˈmɒnɨtə/

noun

  1. 1

    Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

    The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.
  2. 2

    A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

  3. 3

    A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

    The information flashed up on the monitor.
  4. 4

    A studio monitor or loudspeaker.

  5. 5

    A program for viewing and editing.

    a machine code monitor
  6. 6

    A student leader in a class.

  7. 7

    One of a class of relatively small armored warships designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than combat with other ships.

  8. 8

    An ironclad.

  9. 9

    A monitor lizard.

  10. 10

    One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.

  11. 11

    A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring the several tools successively into position.

  12. 12

    A monitor nozzle.

verb

  1. 1

    To watch over; to guard.

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