monitor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Croatian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Polish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 4.1.2 Derived terms 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Synonyms 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin monitor (“‘warner’”), from perfect passive participle monitus (“‘warning’”), from verb monere (“‘to warn, admonish, remind’”)

[edit] Noun

monitor (plural monitors)

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. (British) 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.

[edit] Related terms

• admonition
• admonish
• admonitory
• premonition

[edit] Derived terms

• water monitor

[edit] See also

• monitor lizard

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[edit] Verb

to monitor (third-person singular simple present monitors, present participle monitoring, simple past and past participle monitored)

1. (transitive) To watch over, guard.

   He carefully monitored the chemical experiment.

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• oversee, supervise, track

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[edit] External links

• monitor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• monitor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From English monitor.

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monitor m. sg.

1. monitor (computing)

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[edit] Italian

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English

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monitor m. inv.

1. monitor (apparatus)

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

monitor m.

1. (computing) monitor (electronic device as in computer monitor)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	monitor	monitory
Genitive	monitora	monitorów
Dative	monitorowi	monitorom
Accusative	monitor	monitory
Instrumental	monitorem	monitorami
Locative	monitorze	monitorach
Vocative	monitorze	monitory

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• monitorowy

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[edit] Noun

monitor m. (plural monitores)

1. monitor (electronic device)

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• pantalla

[edit] Noun

monitor m. (feminine monitora, masculine plural monitores, feminine plural monitoras)

1. coach, trainer

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• entrenador