monitorovat

Monitorovat is a verb used in Czech and Slovak meaning to observe, supervise, or keep track of something over time, usually to detect changes, assess status, or support decision-making. It covers a wide range of contexts, including information technology, healthcare, research, security, and daily life.

Etymology and usage tone: The term is borrowed from the English monitor and formed with the Slavic suffix -ovat (Czech) or -ovať (Slovak). It became common with the rise of computers, data collection, and monitoring practices in the late 20th century and remains widely used in technical and professional language.

Domains and examples: In IT, organizations monitorovat network traffic, servers, and applications to ensure performance and availability. In healthcare, clinicians monitorovat vital signs and patient status. In research and industry, projects monitorovat metrics, quality, and safety. In everyday language, one might monitorovat a situation or environment over time. Examples in Czech: "Společnost monitoruje provoz serverů." "Lékař monitoruje vitální funkce pacienta." In Slovak: "Spoločnosť monitoruje prevádzku serverov." "Lekár monitoruje životné funkcie pacienta."

Grammar note: Monitorovat is imperfective, referring to ongoing or repeated observation. The perfective form to express a completed monitoring task is typically formed with a prefix, such as zmonitorovat. The related noun is monitorování in Czech or monitorovanie in Slovak (the act of monitoring).

See also: monitoring, monitor (device), and related terms in IT, healthcare, and research contexts.