Definition of "monitor" []

• One that admonishes, cautions, or reminds, especially with respect to matters of conduct. (noun)
• A pupil who assists a teacher in routine duties. (noun)
• A usually electronic device used to record, regulate, or control a process or system. (noun)
• A receiver, such as a screen or speaker, that is used to check the quality or content of an electronic transmission: followed the broadcast on the television monitor. (noun)
• Computer Science A device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on a screen; a video display. (noun)

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• "[32] ‮ الضب ‬, _Thob_ -- monitor: probably, _monitor pulchra_."
• "For over 50 years, the generic term "monitor" has meant only a display device - usually a high quality display device but more so, the term monitor has meant no tuner included."
• "Because the monitor is made of glass and glass is reflective, make sure the light doesn't reflect off the monitor from the camera angle."