watchdog

UK
/ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ/
US
/ˈwɑːtʃdɔɡ/
watchdogsubstantiv
watchdogs
Pl.
UK
/ˈwɒtʃdɒɡ/
US
/ˈwɑːtʃdɔɡ/
Übersetzungen
сторожевой пёс
The watchdog barked loudly at the intruder.
Сторожевой пёс громко залаял на нарушителя.
The government appointed a watchdog to oversee the project.
Правительство назначило наблюдателя для контроля за проектом.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Definitionen
A dog kept to guard property.
The watchdog barked loudly at the intruders, alerting the family to potential danger.
A person or organization that monitors and ensures compliance with standards or regulations.
The consumer watchdog issued a report on the misleading advertising practices of the company.
(computing, electronics) A hardware or software timer or circuit that detects malfunction and initiates corrective action.
The microcontroller includes an internal watchdog that resets the system if the code stops executing properly.
watchdogverb
watchdogged
Präteritum
watchdogged
Partizip Perfekt
watchdogging
Gerundium
Informal transitive verb meaning to monitor or protect vigilantly.
Definitionen
To monitor, guard, or oversee vigilantly to ensure proper conduct or operation.
Several volunteers were assigned to watchdog the ballot-counting process.
watchdogadjektiv
UK
/ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/
US
/ˈwɑːtʃ.dɔːɡ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. "watchdog committee".
Definitionen
Relating to monitoring or oversight, especially for compliance or safety; supervisory.
A new watchdog agency was created to enforce the regulations.