MONITORING

1. 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. [ JP1 ] 2. The act of listening, carrying out surveillance on, and/or recording of enemy emissions for intelligence purposes. [ JP1 ] 3. The act of detecting the presence of signals, such as electromagnetic radiation , sound, or visual signals, and the measurement thereof with appropriate measuring instruments. 4. The act of detecting the presence of radiation and the measurement thereof with radiation measuring instruments. Synonym radiological monitoring. [ JP1 ]