noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of monitor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: observation, observance, watching
History
Etymology
From monitor + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
мони́торинг
(monítoring)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Bulgarian:
надзо́р
(nadzór)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Bulgarian:
наблюде́ние
(nabljudénie)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Bulgarian:
контро́л
(kontról)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Catalan:
monitorització
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Chinese Mandarin:
監測 /监测
(jiāncè)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Chinese Mandarin:
監視 /监视
(jiānshì)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Danish:
overvågning
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Danish:
kontrol
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Dutch:
controleren
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Dutch:
toezicht houden
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Dutch:
volgen
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Finnish:
valvonta
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Finnish:
monitorointi
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
French:
surveillance
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
French:
monitoring
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Georgian:
მონიტორინგი
(moniṭoringi)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
German:
Überwachung
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Indonesian:
pemantauan
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Indonesian:
monitoring
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Italian:
monitoraggio
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Japanese:
モニタリング
(monitoringu)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Kazakh:
мониторинг
(monitoriñ)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Korean:
모니터링
(moniteoring)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Malay:
pengawasan
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Malay:
pemantauan
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Polish:
monitoring
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Portuguese:
monitorização
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Russian:
монито́ринг
(monitóring)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Russian:
контро́ль
(kontrólʹ)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Russian:
надзо́р
(nadzór)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Russian:
наблюде́ние
(nabljudénije)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Spanish:
monitorización
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Spanish:
monitoreo
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Swedish:
övervakning
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
Ukrainian:
моніто́ринг
(monitórynh)
— Surveillance or continuous or regular observation