watchdog
Meanings
noun
- A guard dog.
- An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
- Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
verb
- To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
- To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
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Etymology
From watch + dog.
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