Monitor
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Monitor may refer to watching:
[edit] Computers
- Computer monitor, a device that displays images or symbols generated by computers
- Monitor (synchronization), an approach to synchronize two or more computer tasks that use a shared resource
- Machine code monitor, software allowing users to view or change memory locations on a computer
- Virtual Machine Monitor, software which virtualizes a computer hardware platform, allowing multiple system images to run simultaneously.
[edit] Audio-video applications
- Foldback (sound engineering) (also called "stage monitors"), the use of rear-facing speakers on stage during a music performance
- Studio monitor (also called a "reference monitor"), a loudspeaker designed for audio production applications
- Video monitor, a device that displays output from a video-generating device
[edit] Medical applications
- Heart monitor, an electronic device that measures the heartrate
- Oxygen monitor, an electronic device that measures the amount of oxygen in the blood
- Medical monitor, automated medical device that senses and displays a patient's vital signs
[edit] Warships
- Monitor (warship), a small warship with one or several very large guns
- Breastwork monitor, an evolutionary development of the Monitor warship
- River monitor, a class of warship used in inland waterways
- USS Monitor, a United States Navy warship used during the American Civil War
- USS Monitor (LSV-5) a United States Navy vehicle landing ship
[edit] Companies, media and entertainment
- Monitor (BBC TV)
- Monitor Group, a management consulting firm
- Monitor (comics), a DC comics character
- Monitor, an NBC Radio program which aired from 1955 to 1975
- Republic record label
- Monitor (Polish newspaper) in 18th century
- Monitor (magazine), a magazine published in Podgorica, Montenegro
[edit] Place names
- Loope, California, formerly Monitor
- Monitor, Indiana, town in the United States
- Monitor, Oregon, unincorporated community in the United States
[edit] Other meanings
- Water jet used in hydraulic mining
- Fire monitor, a water jet used for firefighting
- Monitor (NHS), a United Kingdom government agency also known as the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts
- Monitor lizard, any lizard of the family Varanidae
- Hall monitor, a student who supervises the corridors of a school
[edit] See also
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