Watchdog 545837 199534258 2008-03-20T05:46:35Z Seven of Nine 1163886 {{wiktionary}} A '''[[guard dog|watchdog]]''' is a dog who provides protection by watching for or guarding against intruders. ;In computing * [[Watchdog timer]], a device in computer systems * [[Event Log Watchdog]], a freeware software program * [[Watchdog Event Log]], created by [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] operating systems using the .WDL extension * [[Non-Maskable Interrupt]] Watchdog, mechanism used to detect systems lockups ;Consumer protection * An informal name given to consumer protection organizations or campaigners. See: [[List of consumer organizations]] * [[Watchdog (TV series)|''Watchdog'' (TV series)]] * [[Watchdog journalism]], any media (including blogs) providing consumer watchdog activities * [[Transit watchdog]] ;Other * Nuclear watchdog, synonymous with the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] * Government agencies that police other agencies, such as the [[Government Accountability Office investigations of the Department of Defense]] * Citizens' groups that monitor and report on government, corporate, and other abuses, such as [[Human Rights Watch]] In '''media''': * [[Watchdog (comics)]] is the super-powered [[Welsh Corgi]] belonging to Robert Reynolds, the [[Sentry (comics)|Sentry]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] 616 universe. {{disambig}} [[fr:Chien de garde (homonymie)]]