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noun

(in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission

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Words nearby preview monitor

preverb, preverbal, Prévert, prevertebral ganglia, preview, preview monitor, Previn, previous, previously, previous question, previse

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Example sentences from the Web for preview monitor

Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Parliament looks at measures to monitor toddlers for anti-Semitic speech.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Extra security was also set up along the lines to monitor other signs of potential sabotage.
Italy’s Terror on the Tracks|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An innovative gift is the Qardioarm, a blood pressure monitor that records readings and uploads them to the cloud.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One, from a short preview of her rehearsal performance, is that Williams certainly boasts the vocal chops to do the part justice.
The Cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’ Knows You Hatewatched ‘The Sound of Music’|Kevin Fallon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dis whole job is a pipe, wit' us havin' a Monitor gun to open dat armored truck.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The barrel of the Monitor swung and the hot steel barrel burned Delancy's arm.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
And then the Monitor's deafening hammer sounded again, and after that, silence.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Murphy was kill-crazy, and tonight the Monitor rifle in his hands had made him feel like a god.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
As the word fers originally meant counsellor or monitor of the king, it could be applied to any of the pieces.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

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