monitor
Watch over time
A monitor is a device that displays information or tracks conditions.
Computer monitors show visual output; heart monitors track vital signs.
The word extends to people who watch or supervise: hall monitors in schools, election monitors at polling places.
To monitor is to observe systematically: We're monitoring the situation closely.
A monitor lizard is a large tropical reptile—the name may derive from a belief that they warn of crocodiles nearby.
Direct and watch others
- watchPortable timekeeping device
- observePerceive with attention
- trackPath or monitored route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
manage · administer · regulate · control · inspect · audit · scrutinize · review
Display or barrier
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- OLEDEmissive display technology
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
pixels · touchscreen · widescreen · brightness · contrast · HDMI · VGA · graphics
One formally enrolled somewhere
- prefectStudent given official authority
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- dutyRequired moral task
- teacherOne who instructs others
assistant · attendance · discipline · supervision · appointed · responsibility · peer
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- ECGCardiac electrical recording
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
patient · ICU · telemetry · fetal · glucose · Holter · bedside · waveform
Surveillance camera network
- cameraImage capturing device
- securityProtection from threat
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- spyCovert information gatherer
tracking · eavesdrop · wiretap · reconnaissance · observation · alert · detection · intrusion
Indonesian dragon's namesake
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
carnivore · cold-blooded · Nile · forked-tongue · claws · burrow · Indonesia · savanna
Steps toward a result
- threadFiber for stitching
- multithreadingParallel execution paths
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
concurrency · scheduling · semaphore · lock · resource · system · performance · CPU
supervise
Direct and watch others
surveillance · manage · administer · regulate · control · inspect · audit · scrutinize · review · check
screen
Display or barrier
resolution · pixels · touchscreen · widescreen · brightness · contrast · HDMI · VGA · graphics · desktop
student
One formally enrolled somewhere
teacher · assistant · attendance · discipline · supervision · appointed · responsibility · peer
heartbeat
Rhythmic cardiac contraction
oxygen · patient · ICU · telemetry · fetal · glucose · Holter · bedside · waveform · alarm
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
spy · tracking · eavesdrop · wiretap · reconnaissance · observation · alert · detection · intrusion · network
Komodo
Indonesian dragon's namesake
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
predator · carnivore · cold-blooded · Nile · forked-tongue · claws · burrow · Indonesia · savanna · Australia
process
Steps toward a result
- threadFiber for stitching
- multithreadingParallel execution paths
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
deadlock · concurrency · scheduling · semaphore · lock · resource · system · performance · CPU · memory
ironclad
Impossible to dispute
armored · gunboat · Merrimack · seapower · fleet · battle · cannon · vessel · maritime · combat
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- desktop computingdesktop, mouse, keyboard, cursor, files
- devicesdevice, gadget, smartphone, tablet, laptop
- digital displaysLCD, LED display, OLED, OLED display, LCD panel
- output devicesprinter, display, television, TV, projector
- schermidisplay, touchscreen, LCD, LED, OLED
monitorignore
Refuse to notice
neglect · disregard · overlook · forget · turn a blind eye
monitorprojector
Light-casting display device
printer · transmitter · speaker · broadcaster · input device
- baby monitorInfant room transmitter
- heart monitorDevice tracking heartbeat
- computer monitorVisual output peripheral
- ankle monitorCourt-ordered tracking device
- hall monitorStudent enforcing school rules
- patient monitoringTracking a person's health status
premonition, monitoring, monitors, monitored, admonition, monitory, monitor lizard, monitor lizards