monitorship

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mon·i·tor

M0387500 (mŏn′ĭ-tər)n.1. One that admonishes, cautions, or reminds, especially with respect to matters of conduct.2. A pupil who assists a teacher in routine duties.3. a. A usually electronic device used to record, regulate, or control a process or system.b. A video display or speaker used in a production studio to check audio or video quality: The sound engineer detected a hiss on the monitor.c. Computers A device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on a screen; a video display.4. Computers A program that observes, supervises, or controls the activities of other programs.5. An articulated device holding a rotating nozzle with which a jet of water is regulated, used in mining and firefighting.6. a. A heavily ironclad warship of the 19th century with a low, flat deck and one or more gun turrets.b. A modern warship designed for coastal bombardment.7. See monitor lizard.v. mon·i·tored, mon·i·tor·ing, mon·i·tors v.tr.1. To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver.2. 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.3. 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.4. To test or sample, especially on a regular or ongoing basis: monitored the city's drinking water for impurities.5. To keep close watch over; supervise: monitor an examination.6. To direct.v.intr. To act as a monitor.
[Latin, from monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
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