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Semaphore vs. Monitor — What's the Difference?

Semaphore vs. Monitor — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Semaphore and Monitor

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Semaphore

A visual signaling apparatus with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, as one used on a railroad.

Monitor

One that admonishes, cautions, or reminds, especially with respect to matters of conduct.

Semaphore

A visual system for sending information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic code based on the position of the signaler's arms.

Monitor

A pupil who assists a teacher in routine duties.

Semaphore

To send (a message) or to signal by semaphore.
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Monitor

A usually electronic device used to record, regulate, or control a process or system.

Semaphore

Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.

Monitor

A video display or speaker used in a production studio to check audio or video quality
The sound engineer detected a hiss on the monitor.

Semaphore

(figurative) A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.

Monitor

(Computers)A device that accepts video signals from a computer and displays information on a screen; a video display.

Semaphore

(computing) A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.
The thread increments the semaphore to prevent other threads from entering the critical section at the same time.

Monitor

(Computers)A program that observes, supervises, or controls the activities of other programs.

Semaphore

To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.

Monitor

An articulated device holding a rotating nozzle with which a jet of water is regulated, used in mining and firefighting.

Semaphore

A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc.

Monitor

A heavily ironclad warship of the 19th century with a low, flat deck and one or more gun turrets.

Semaphore

An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

Monitor

A modern warship designed for coastal bombardment.

Semaphore

Send signals by or as if by semaphore

Monitor

See monitor lizard.

Semaphore

Convey by semaphore, of information

Monitor

To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver.

Monitor

To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity
Monitor a suspected criminal's phone conversations.

Monitor

To keep track of systematically with a view to collecting information
Monitor the bear population of a national park.
Monitored the political views of the people.

Monitor

To test or sample, especially on a regular or ongoing basis
Monitored the city's drinking water for impurities.

Monitor

To keep close watch over; supervise
Monitor an examination.

Monitor

To direct.

Monitor

To act as a monitor.

Monitor

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.

Monitor

A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.

Monitor

(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
The information flashed up on the monitor.

Monitor

A studio monitor or loudspeaker.

Monitor

(computing) A program for viewing and editing.
A machine code monitor

Monitor

A student leader in a class.

Monitor

(nautical) One of a class of relatively small armored warships with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat. from 1862

Monitor

(archaic) An ironclad.

Monitor

A monitor lizard.

Monitor

(obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.

Monitor

(engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring the several tools successively into position.

Monitor

A monitor nozzle.

Monitor

(transitive) To watch over; to guard.

Monitor

One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
You need not be a monitor to the king.

Monitor

Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.

Monitor

Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (Varanus Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.

Monitor

An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.

Monitor

A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.

Monitor

A monitor nozzle.

Monitor

Display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen

Monitor

Someone who supervises (an examination)

Monitor

Someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

Monitor

An iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

Monitor

Electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

Monitor

A piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

Monitor

Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

Monitor

Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

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