Monitor

Definition:

The computer monitor is an output device that uses a display screen to present processed information.



Explanation:

The monitor includes the glass screen, the large case, the cathode ray tube like the one in a television, and everything else inside the case.  The screen refers only to the glass screen on the front of the monitor. 
 

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