Monitorability

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The capability of something to be observed or tracked for performance or status
2. A quality describing how easily an activity or system can be watched or supervised
3. The state of being subject to regular checking or continuous observation

Etymology: "Monitorability" is built from "monitor" and the suffix "-ability," which turns a verb into an adjective-like sense of "capable of being." "Monitor" itself came into English in the 16th century from the Latin "monitor," meaning one who warns or reminds, from "monere," to warn. The Latin root is the same one behind "admonish" and "premonition," so the idea of watching over someone has long carried a sense of giving warning. The suffix "-ability" comes from Latin "-abilitas," attached to verbs ending in "-able" to form nouns of quality. Attaching it to "monitor" yields a noun meaning the quality of being able to be monitored, which is the sense in which the word is now used.