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monitor
/ˈmɒnɨtə/
noun
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
"The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep."
A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
"The information flashed up on the monitor."
verb
To watch over; to guard.
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