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Monitoring

Monitoring is the practice of checking whether domains, DNS, websites, APIs, or email services are working correctly.

Last updated July 24, 2026

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Term
Monitoring
Plain-English definition
Monitoring is the practice of checking whether domains, DNS, websites, APIs, or email services are working correctly.
Technical definition
Monitoring is the practice of checking whether domains, DNS, websites, APIs, or email services are working correctly.
Commonly confused with
email services are working correctly.
Related terms
Uptime, Status Page, Alert

Definition

Monitoring is the practice of checking whether domains, DNS, websites, APIs, or email services are working correctly.

Why it matters

Monitoring helps teams notice outages, expiration risks, certificate problems, or DNS mistakes quickly.

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