definitions

smartwatch

or smart watch

[ smahrt-woch ]
/ ˈsmɑrtˌwɒtʃ /

noun

a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.

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Nearby words

smarten, smartish, smartmouth, smartphone, smarts, smartwatch, smartweed, smarty, smarty-pants, smash, smash hit

Origin of smartwatch

1995–2000; smart (in the computer sense “able to process data locally”) + (wrist) watch
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019