monitor

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a television screen used to show particular kinds of information; a screen that shows information from a computer: The details of today's flights are displayed on the monitor. * a PC with a 17 inch colour monitor seealsoVDU 2 a piece of equipment used to check or record sth: a heart monitor 3 a student in a school who carries out special duties, such as helping the teacher 4 a person whose job is to check that sth is done fairly and honestly, especially in a foreign country: UN monitors declared the referendum fair. verb 1 to watch and check sth over a period of time in order to see how it develops, so that you can make any necessary changes: [VN] Each student's progress is closely monitored. [also Vwh-] 2 [VN] to listen to telephone calls, foreign radio broadcasts, etc. in order to find out information that might be useful