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monitoring

1. Verb.  (present participle of, monitor) .
2. Noun.  The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording the emissions of one's own or allied forces for the purpose of maintaining and improving procedural standards and security, or for reference, as applicable. .
3. Noun.  The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording of enemy emissions for intelligence purposes. .
4. Noun.  The act of detecting the presence of signals, such as electromagnetic radiation, sound, or visual signals, and the measurement thereof with appropriate measuring instruments. .
5. Noun.  The act of detecting the presence of radiation and the measurement thereof with radiation measuring instruments.