Look up
watchdog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Watchdog or watch dog may refer to:
Animals
- Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence
- Portuguese Watchdog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed
- Moscow Watchdog, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet Union
Computing
- Watchdog timer, a device that detects faults and initiates corrective actions
Public oversight
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:
- Consumer watchdog, consumer protection organizations or campaigners
- Charity watchdog, an organization that monitors and rates charities
- Government watchdog, organizations and platforms focused on government; see Category:Government oversight and watchdog organizations for examples
- Watchdog journalism, any medium providing consumer watchdog activities
- Transit watchdog, an individual or group that provides public comment regarding public transit operations
Books
- Watchdog, a novel by Laurien Berenson from her Melanie Travis Mysteries series
- Watch Dogs: Dark Clouds, a novel by John Shirley, based on the video game
- The Watchdogs, a book by Laird Wilcox about watchdog organization that monitor extremism in the US.
Comics
- Watchdogs (Marvel Comics), a right-wing terrorist group in Marvel Comics
Music
- Watch Dog, an album by Jules Shear
- "Watch Dog", a song by Etta James from the album Tell Mama
- "Watchdogs", a song by UB40 from the album Rat in the Kitchen
Film and television
- Watch Dog (film), 2018 Canadian film
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Watchdog (TV programme), a British television programme promoting consumer rights
- Watchdog Test House, related television show
- "Watchdogs" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of Marvel Comics' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Watchdogs (Wander Over Yonder), a type of space alien in Wander Over Yonder
- Watch Dog, a character in Dog City
- Watchdog Man, a character in One-Punch Man
Video games
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Watch Dogs, a video games series developed by Ubisoft
- Watch Dogs (video game), the first game in the series
Other uses
- Watchdog.org, American news website
- Watchdog (research collective), Sri Lankan research collective
See also
- Dog watch, a work shift in a maritime watch system that is half the length of a standard watch period
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Watchdog.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Look up
watchdog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Watchdog or watch dog may refer to:
Animals
- Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence
- Portuguese Watchdog, Cão de Castro Laboreiro, a dog breed
- Moscow Watchdog, a breed of dog that was bred in the Soviet Union
Computing
- Watchdog timer, a device that detects faults and initiates corrective actions
Public oversight
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:
- Consumer watchdog, consumer protection organizations or campaigners
- Charity watchdog, an organization that monitors and rates charities
- Government watchdog, organizations and platforms focused on government; see Category:Government oversight and watchdog organizations for examples
- Watchdog journalism, any medium providing consumer watchdog activities
- Transit watchdog, an individual or group that provides public comment regarding public transit operations
Books
- Watchdog, a novel by Laurien Berenson from her Melanie Travis Mysteries series
- Watch Dogs: Dark Clouds, a novel by John Shirley, based on the video game
- The Watchdogs, a book by Laird Wilcox about watchdog organization that monitor extremism in the US.
Comics
- Watchdogs (Marvel Comics), a right-wing terrorist group in Marvel Comics
Music
- Watch Dog, an album by Jules Shear
- "Watch Dog", a song by Etta James from the album Tell Mama
- "Watchdogs", a song by UB40 from the album Rat in the Kitchen
Film and television
- Watch Dog (film), 2018 Canadian film
-
Watchdog (TV programme), a British television programme promoting consumer rights
- Watchdog Test House, related television show
- "Watchdogs" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of Marvel Comics' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Watchdogs (Wander Over Yonder), a type of space alien in Wander Over Yonder
- Watch Dog, a character in Dog City
- Watchdog Man, a character in One-Punch Man
Video games
-
Watch Dogs, a video games series developed by Ubisoft
- Watch Dogs (video game), the first game in the series
Other uses
- Watchdog.org, American news website
- Watchdog (research collective), Sri Lankan research collective
See also
- Dog watch, a work shift in a maritime watch system that is half the length of a standard watch period
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Watchdog.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.