monitoring device
noun
Simple meaning
Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mahnuhterihngdihvysSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmɑnətɚɪŋdɪvaɪs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
Display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a crt screen
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
Used this way, monitoring device is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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