monitor

IPA: mˈɑnʌtɝ

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
(computing) A program for viewing and editing.
(Hong Kong, Singapore, archaic in Britain) A student leader in a class.
(nautical) One of a class of relatively small armored warships with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat. [from 1862]
(archaic) An ironclad.
A monitor lizard.
(obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
(engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring the several tools successively into position.
A monitor nozzle.
Any of several publications e.g. the "Christian Science Monitor".
(Freemasonry) A text of works or instruction which are not secret and may be written e.g. "Indiana Monitor and Freemasons' Guide".

Examples of "monitor" in Sentences

[32] ‮ الضب ‬, _Thob_ -- monitor: probably, _monitor pulchra_.
Perched atop the monitor is the owl my wife gave me for inspiration.
"I'm digging it, so to me doing that little dance and positioning myself by looking at a monitor is a lot of fun."
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.
The term monitor when applied to the data center can be confusing since it means different things depending on who is saying it and who is hearing it.
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.
For some reason, Samsung has decided to abandon the precedent of industry standard definitions to use an ad-hock and inconsistent redefinition of the term monitor to mean inclusion of a TV tuner as well.