Watchdog

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Watchdog may refer to:

Animals

• Guard dog, a dog that barks to alert its owners of an intruder's presence

Computing

• Watchdog timer, a device that detects faults and initiates corrective actions

Public oversight

• Consumer watchdog, consumer protection organizations or campaigners
• Charity watchdog, an organization that monitors and rates charities
• Government watchdog, focused on government, such as the U.S Government Accountability Office; usually an organization
• Watchdog journalism, any medium providing consumer watchdog activities
• Transit watchdog
• Watchdog (TV series), a British television program promoting consumer rights

Video games

• Watch Dogs, a 2014 video game by Ubisoft Montreal
• Watch Dogs 2, a 2016 video game by Ubisoft Montreal (is a sequel to 2014's Watch Dogs video game).

See also

• Watchdogs, a right-wing terrorist group in Marvel Comics
• Watchdogs, an episode of Marvel Comics' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.