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monitor

Definitions of monitor
  1. noun
    an electronic device that represents information in visual form
    synonyms: display, visualizzatore
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    types:
    schermo
    the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
    finestra, finestrino
    (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
  2. noun
    a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
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    type of:
    componente elettronico
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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