Definition/Meaning of monitor

• English - Noun: monitor ( plural monitors ) 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 . 1829 , Charles Sprague , To My Cigar And oft , mild friend , to me thou art A monitor , though still; Thou speak'st a lesson to my heart , Beyond the preacher's skill . A device that detects and…
• English - Verb: monitor ( third-person singular simple present monitors , present participle monitoring , simple past and past participle monitored ) ( transitive ) To watch over; to guard . 1993 , H . Srinivasan, Prevention of Disabilities in Patients with Leprosy: A Practical Guide , World Health Organization , page 134, Monitoring refers to keeping a watch over patients to ensure that they are practising…
• English - Alternative forms: monitour ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From Latin monitor ( “ warner ” ), from perfect passive participle monitus ( “ warning ” ), from verb monere ( “ to warn , admonish , remind ” )
• English - External links: monitor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913 monitor in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911