monitor
/ˈmɒnɪtər/ verb [T]Definition
› to watch a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it: The government had agreed to allow the inspectors to monitor the refuelling process. Police froze his bank accounts and monitored his ATM card in case he tried to make a transaction. Comings and goings are monitored by security cameras.
(Definition of monitor verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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