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Monitor may refer to:

Computers and technology

Warships

Companies Media and Entertainment

Place names

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Dictionary

monitor

-noun

  1. Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
  2. (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
  3. (computing) A program for viewing and editing, as in machine code monitor.
  4. (nautical) A class of warship designed for shore bombardment rather than combat with other ships.
  5. (military) A type of armored warship designed for riverine warfare
  6. (UK) A student leader in a class
  7. (US)(obsolete) An all-iron steam-powered screw-propelled warship with one or two dual gun turrets, and low freeboard
  8. (archaic) An ironclad
  9. A monitor lizard.

-verb

  1. (transitive) To watch over, guard.

Monitor

-proper noun

  1. Any of several publications e.g. the "Christian Science Monitor".
  2. (freemasonry) A text of works or instruction which are not secret and may be written e.g. "Indiana Monitor and Freemasons' Guide".
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