monitoring

n. supervision; surveillance; scanning; guarding, watching

v. supervise, observe; follow up on, check up on; regulate the quality of radio or television broadcasts; keep track of, regulate

To monitor or monitoring generally means to be aware of the state of a system. Below are a couple of specific examples:to observe a situation for any changes which may occur over time, using a monitor or measuring device of some sort:Baby monitor, medical monitor, Heart rate monitorBiomonitoringCondition monitoringWebsite monitoringNetwork monitoringElection monitoringFutures monitoring, Media monitoring serviceto observe the behaviour or communications of individuals or groups (see surveillance)Monitoring competence at a task.Clinical monitoring for new medical drugs
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Noun
1. the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times"
(hypernym) observation, observance, watching
(derivation) monitor, supervise, ride herd on

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

1. The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording the emissions of one's own or allied forces for the purpose of maintaining and improving procedural standards and security, or for reference, as applicable. [JP1] 2. The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording of enemy emissions for intelligence purposes. [JP1] 3. The act of detecting the presence of signals, such as electromagnetic radiation, sound, or visual signals, and the measurement thereof with appropriate measuring instruments. 4. The act of detecting the presence of radiation and the measurement thereof with radiation measuring instruments. Synonym radiological monitoring. [JP1]