supervis

Supervis, or supervis, is typically a shortened form of the word supervisor and may appear as a general term or as part of proper names in various domains. In English, supervisor denotes a person who oversees workers or tasks and ensures that work is performed correctly. The root supervis- also underpins related terms such as supervision and supervisory.

In computing, supervis most often appears as informal shorthand for a software concept or product name. The best-known reference is to a class of process-control tools that monitor and manage long-running programs. In this context, a daemon or server starts, stops, and restarts programs according to a configuration file, groups processes, and provides status reporting or notifications. Such systems are used to keep services running continuously in server environments and to recover from failures automatically.

Outside of software, supervis can be encountered as a general prefix in technical documentation or as a brand or project name. It is not a standardized term with a single universal definition beyond its root meaning related to oversight and management. When encountered, the precise meaning of supervis depends on context, and may refer to supervisory roles, supervision practices, or specific software or organizational projects that adopt the term in their titles.

See also: supervisor, Supervisord, supervision, supervisory.