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Monitor may refer to:

Computers and technology

• Visual display unit, a device that displays images generated by a computer
• Monitor (synchronization), an approach to synchronize two or more computer tasks that use a shared resource
• Foldback (sound engineering), the use of rear-facing speakers on stage during a music performance
• Machine code monitor, software allowing users to view or change memory locations on a computer
• Medical monitor, automated medical device that senses and displays a patient's vital signs
• Studio monitor, a loudspeaker specifically designed for audio production applications
• Supervisory control, a system that measures or controls data
• Video monitor, a device that displays output from a video-generating device
• Virtual Machine Monitor, software which virtualizes a computer hardware platform, allowing multiple system images to run simultaneously.

Warships

• Monitor (warship), a type of ship
• 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

Companies Media and Entertainment

• Monitor (comics), a DC comics character
• Monitor (NBC Radio)
• Monitor (Polish newspaper)
• Monitor Magazine (Ottawa)
• Monitor Records (Hong Kong), a music retailer
• Monitor Records (New York), an independent record label
• Monitor Group, a strategy consulting firm
• 343 Guilty Spark, a character in the Halo video game
• Monitor (TV series) A BBC television programme from 1958 to 1965, edited by Huw Wheldon
• Monitor (record label) a former name of EMI Czech Republic record label

Place names

• Monitor, Indiana, a town in the United States
• Monitor, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Monitor, Alberta, Canada

Other meanings

• Fire monitor, an aimable and controllable water jet used for firefighting
• Monitor (NHS), a United Kingdom government agency also known as the Independent Regulator for NHS Foundation Trusts
• Monitor lizard
• Hall monitor, a student who supervises the corridors of a school

See also

• The Monitor
• The Monitors
• Monitoring

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