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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.
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[[fr:Chien de garde (homonymie)]]