monitor

Meaning

1. Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
2. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
3. A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
4. A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
5. A program for viewing and editing.
6. (obsolete) The command line interface of an operating system.
7. A student leader in a class.
8. 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.
9. A monitor lizard (Varanus spp. and extinct relatives in family Varanidae.
10. A bus monitor.
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 several tools successively into position.
12. A monitor nozzle.
13. (obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
14. An ironclad.

monitor

watch

supervise

observe

control

display

oversee

keep an eye on

monitor lizard

varan

admonisher

proctor

supervisor

watcher

check

screen

eavesdrop

overhear

reminder

superintend

guard

watch over

spy on

bug

tap

overseer

monitoring device

monitoring

ward

surveillance

invigilator

inspect

observer

spy

invigilate

surveil

keep

computer display

visual display unit

wiretap

pupil teacher

head of class

keep track of

look at

view

counselor

director

inspector

taskmaster

trace

advise

council

praepostor

VDT

manage

indicter

prosecutor

glass runner

index mark

indexer

indicated device

indicated meter

indicating gage

indicating unit

indicator

indicator scale

marker

pointer

pointer arm

rear finder

reporter

scope

sighting marker

telltale

viewer

control device

control gear

control set-up

wardship

supervisory

watch dog

monitor routine

procedure of supervision

observation

oversight

supervision

watch-dog

monitoring panel

giant

high-pressure water jet

hydraulic giant

hydraulic monitor

listen in

canvasser

scrutineer

spotter

keep tabs on

size up

baby-sit

keep guard

look after

sit

stand guard

stand sentinel

stand watch

tend

cover

overlook

police

probate

prove

sit up

stay up

steward

watchdog

warner

maintain

preserve

verify

survey

prefect

computer monitor

ride herd on

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/

From Latin monitor (“warner”), from perfect passive participle monitus (“warning”), from verb monere (“to warn, admonish, remind”). Warship sense is from USS Monitor, the first ship of this type.