monitoring — English Dictionary

Noun

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.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

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   NR is already 'on the case' here - its man in Inverness was trained some time ago (at his request, incidentally - good man!) in drone monitoring, which enables much longer aerial patrols than are possible on foot.

Noun

1. the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)

   Broader terms

   observationobservancewatching

   Examples

   the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times