Monitor

Quick meaning: Monitor is a noun meaning Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
2. (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
3. A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
4. (computing) A program for viewing and editing.
5. (computing, dated) The command line interface of an operating system.
6. (Hong Kong, Singapore, archaic in British) A student leader in a class.
7. (nautical) A relatively small armored warship with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat.

Example Sentences

a machine code monitor

The information flashed up on the monitor.

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

c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers You need not be a monitor to your gracious master the king.

Word Forms

• monitors
• monitour
• monitoring
• monitored

Synonyms for monitor

Depending on context, synonyms include oversee, supervise, track, admonisher, reminder, varan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include supervise, proctor, reminder, admonisher, varan, supervised.

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