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monitor(2) (iou)



monitor verb trans. E19.
[from the noun.]
Guide as a monitor. rare. Only in E19.
a. Check or regulate the technical quality of (a radio transmission, television signal, etc.). E20.
b. Listen to and report on (radio broadcasts, telephone conversations, etc.). M20.
Times Review of Industry The output from the analyser can be monitored with headphones. D. Haston Three weeks in Kleine Scheidegg, monitoring weather forecasts twice a day.
c. gen. Observe, supervise, keep under review; measure or test at intervals, esp. for the purpose of regulation or control. M20.
Scientific American The radius of the mirror was monitored frequently. H. Kissinger A cease-fire and standstill to be monitored by UN representatives.