Why is it das Monitoring?

Monitoring ends in -ing, and most nouns ending in -ing are neuter: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ing
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Meaning

[1] Systematic observation, control of processes

[1] systematisches Beobachten, Kontrollieren von Prozessen

Examples

[1] "For the monitoring of insect infestation in orchards and in the forest, adhesive traps (mostly glue traps) are used for diagnostic."

[1] „Zum Monitoring von Insektenbefall in Obstplantagen und im Wald benutzt man mit Pheromonen versehene Klebefallen (meist Leimfallen) zur Diagnose.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Monitoring die Monitorings
Genitiv des Monitorings der Monitorings
Dativ dem Monitoring den Monitorings
Akkusativ das Monitoring die Monitorings

Pronunciation

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