ALL meanings of monitor
mon·i·tor
M m - noun monitor person maintaining good conduct 1
- noun monitor detection device 1
- noun monitor large lizard 1
- transitive verb monitor listen to a signal, broadcast 1
- transitive verb monitor oversee, supervise 1
- noun Definition of monitor in Technology 1. A cathode-ray tube and associated electronics connected to a computer's video output. A monitor may be either monochrome (black and white) or colour (RGB). Colour monitors may show either digital colour (each of the red, green and blue signals may be either on or off, giving eight possible colours: black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta and yellow) or analog colour (red, green and blue signals are continuously variable allowing any combination to be displayed). Digital monitors are sometimes known as TTL because the voltages on the red, green and blue inputs are compatible with TTL logic chips. See also gamut, multisync, visual display unit. 2. A programming language construct which encapsulates variables, access procedures and initialisation code within an abstract data type. The monitor's variable may only be accessed via its access procedures and only one process may be actively accessing the monitor at any one time. The access procedures are critical sections. A monitor may have a queue of processes which are waiting to access it. 3. A hardware device that measures electrical events such as pulses or voltage levels in a digital computer. 4. To oversee a program during execution. For example, the monitor function in the Unix C library enables profiling of a certain range of code addresses. A histogram is produced showing how often the program counter was found to be at each position and how often each profiled function was called. 5. A control program within the operating system that manages the allocation of system resources to active programs. 6. A program that measures software performance. 1
- noun monitor An instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity. 1
- noun monitor (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order. 1
- noun monitor a person appointed to supervise students, applicants, etc., taking an examination, chiefly to prevent cheating; proctor. 1
- noun monitor a person who admonishes, especially with reference to conduct. 1
- noun monitor something that serves to remind or give warning. 1
- noun monitor a device or arrangement for observing, detecting, or recording the operation of a machine or system, especially an automatic control system. 1
- noun monitor an instrument for detecting dangerous gases, radiation, etc. 1
- noun monitor Radio and Television. a receiving apparatus used in a control room, especially to provide a steady check of the quality of an audio or video transmission. a similar apparatus placed in various parts of a studio so that an audience can watch a recorded portion of a show, the performer can see the various segments of a program, etc. any such receiving apparatus used in a closed-circuit system, as in an operating room. 1
- noun monitor Computers. the screen component of a computer, especially a free-standing screen. a control program. Compare operating system. a group of systems used to measure the performance of a computer system. 1
- noun monitor Nautical. a former U.S. steam-propelled, armored warship of very low freeboard, having one or more turrets and used for coastal defense. (initial capital letter, italics) the first of such warships, used against the Confederate ironclad warship Merrimac at Hampton Roads, Va., in 1862. 1
- noun monitor a raised construction straddling the ridge of a roof and having windows or louvers for lighting or ventilating a building, as a factory or warehouse. 1
- noun monitor an articulated mounting for a nozzle, usually mechanically operated, which permits a stream of water to be played in any desired direction, as in firefighting or hydraulic mining. 1
- noun monitor Also called giant. (in hydraulic mining) a nozzle for dislodging and breaking up placer deposits with a jet of water. 1
- noun monitor any of various large lizards of the family Varanidae, of Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, fabled to give warning of the presence of crocodiles: several species are endangered. 1
- verb with object monitor Radio and Television. to listen to (transmitted signals) on a receiving set in order to check the quality of the transmission. to view or listen to (television or radio transmissions) in order to check the quality of the video or audio. to listen to (a radio conversation or channel); keep tuned to. 1
- verb with object monitor to observe, record, or detect (an operation or condition) with instruments that have no effect upon the operation or condition. 1
- verb with object monitor to oversee, supervise, or regulate: to monitor the administering of a test. 1
- verb with object monitor to watch closely for purposes of control, surveillance, etc.; keep track of; check continually: to monitor one's eating habits. 1
- verb without object monitor to serve as a monitor, detector, supervisor, etc. 1
- noun monitor computer display 1
- noun monitor observation device 1
- transitive verb monitor observe 1
- verb monitor If you monitor something, you regularly check its development or progress, and sometimes comment on it. 0
- verb monitor If someone monitors radio broadcasts from other countries, they record them or listen carefully to them in order to obtain information. 0
- countable noun monitor A monitor is a machine that is used to check or record things, for example processes or substances inside a person's body. 0
- countable noun monitor A monitor is a screen which is used to display certain kinds of information, for example in airports or television studios. 0
- countable noun monitor You can refer to a person who checks that something is done correctly, or that it is fair, as a monitor. 0
- noun monitor a person or piece of equipment that warns, checks, controls, or keeps a continuous record of something 0
- noun monitor a senior pupil with various supervisory duties 0
- noun monitor a pupil assisting a teacher in classroom organization, etc 0
- noun monitor a television screen used to display certain kinds of information in a television studio, airport, etc 0
- noun monitor the unit in a desk computer that contains the screen 0
- noun monitor a loudspeaker used in a recording studio control room to determine quality or balance 0
- noun monitor a loudspeaker used on stage to enable musicians to hear themselves 0
- noun monitor a device for controlling the direction of a water jet in fire fighting 0
- noun monitor any large predatory lizard of the genus Varanus and family Varanidae, inhabiting warm regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia 0
- noun monitor a nozzle for directing a high-pressure jet of water at the material to be excavated 0
- noun monitor (formerly) a small heavily armoured shallow-draught warship used for coastal assault 0
- verb monitor to act as a monitor of 0
- verb monitor to observe or record (the activity or performance) of (an engine or other device) 0
- verb monitor to check (the technical quality of) (a radio or television broadcast) 0
- noun monitor a person who advises, warns, or cautions 0
- noun monitor in some schools, a student chosen to help keep order, record attendance, etc. 0
- noun monitor something that reminds or warns 0