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monitor

/ˈmɒnɨtə/
noun
  1. 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."

  2. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

  3. 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
  1. To watch over; to guard.

Synonymsoversee, supervise, track

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