monitor, n.
(monitors)
(monitors)
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles
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monitor monitor lizard varan
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a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
<noun.artifact>
monitor
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cardiac monitor, heart monitor
electronic fetal monitor, electronic foetal monitor, fetal monitor, foetal monitor
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electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
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monitor
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display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
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monitor monitoring device
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someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
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admonisher monitor reminder
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someone who supervises (an examination)
<noun.person>
monitor proctor
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