### Question
What does monitor mean?


### Answer
**Monitor** has the following meaning in *6 U.S.C. § 1501*:

> to acquire, identify, or scan, or to possess, information that is stored on, processed by, or transiting an information system

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 1501*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-CYBERSECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING**

