Monitoring facts for kids

To monitor or monitoring generally means to be aware of the state of a system. Below are some examples:

• to observe a situation for any changes which may occur over time, using a monitor or a measuring device of some kind:
  • Baby monitor, medical monitor, Heart rate monitor
  • Biomonitoring
  • Cure monitoring for composite materials manufacturing
  • Deformation monitoring
  • Election monitoring
  • Mining monitoring
  • Natural hazard monitoring
  • Network monitoring
  • Structural monitoring
  • System monitoring
  • Website monitoring
  • Futures monitoring, Media monitoring
• to observe the behaviour or communications of individuals or groups (see: surveillance)
• Clinical monitoring, for use of new medical drugs