monitoring
Keeping tabs on
Monitoring is the ongoing observation or tracking of something to detect changes, ensure proper function, or gather information.
You might monitor a patient's vital signs, monitor network traffic for security threats, or monitor a child's screen time.
The word implies sustained attention rather than a single check: The system requires constant monitoring.
A monitor is both the person or device doing the watching and, separately, a display screen.
Surveillance camera network
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- watchlistTracked items roster
spying · eavesdropping · reconnaissance · stakeout · covert · drone · camera · footage
Output relative to input
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
- keyloggerSoftware recording typed input
- screen captureImage of display contents
- employeeHired organizational member
attendance · performance · compliance · audit · oversight · supervision · accountability · workflow
Interconnected system
- serverOne who attends tables
- uptimeContinuous operational period
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- alertsWarning notifications
logs · performance · bandwidth · traffic · analytics · latency · metrics · real-time
Basic body measurements
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- pulse oximeterBlood oxygen measuring device
- EKGCardiac electrical recording
glucose · fetal · ICU · telemetry · bedside · patient · wearable · continuous
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- observationAttentive watching or remark
watchlist · spying · eavesdropping · reconnaissance · stakeout · covert · drone · camera · footage · recording
productivity
Output relative to input
- timekeepingMeasuring duration's passage
- keyloggerSoftware recording typed input
- screen captureImage of display contents
employee · attendance · performance · compliance · audit · oversight · supervision · accountability · workflow · reporting
network
Interconnected system
alerts · logs · performance · bandwidth · traffic · analytics · latency · metrics · real-time · ping
vitals
Basic body measurements
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- pulse oximeterBlood oxygen measuring device
EKG · glucose · fetal · ICU · telemetry · bedside · patient · wearable · continuous · overnight
sensors
Devices that detect input
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- emissionsSubstances released into air
watershed · wildlife · seismic · weather · climate · ozone · radiation · water quality · ecosystem · biodiversity
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- observation skillsattention to detail, attention, detail, patterns, focus
- Official dutiespatrol, inspection, guard duty, paperwork, filing
- watching overguarding, protecting, supervising, minding, safeguarding
- follow-upscallback, callbacks, check-in, check-ins, checkup
- doctor tasksdiagnosis, treatment, prescribing, patient care, physical exams
monitoringabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
laissez-faire · letting go · neglect · nonintervention · dereliction
monitoringignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · neglecting · overlooking · inattention · turning a blind eye
- patient monitoringTracking a person's health status
- health monitoringObserving physical condition regularly
- credit monitoringTracking lending reputation changes
- GPS monitoringSatellite-based location surveillance
- workplace monitoringEmployer observation of staff
- electronic monitoringRemote tracking via devices
monitor, monument, admonish, premonition, monitors, monitored, admonition, premonitory