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smartwatch

American

[smahrt-woch] / ˈsmɑrtˌwɒtʃ /

Or smart watch

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.

Etymology

Origin of smartwatch

First recorded 1995–2000; smart (in the computer sense “able to process data locally”) + (wrist) watch

Example Sentences

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The Apple Watch quickly seized the lead in the smartwatch market, despite debuting later than its rivals.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Why buy a Swiss watch when a Huawei smartwatch offers a comprehensive health ecosystem integrated with your smart home?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Just some of the comments I've had from fellow smartwatch wearers when I ask what they think of theirs.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

I was drawn to the $599 Dekoda from Kohler Health, a new subsidiary of the kitchen and bath company, because it can track something that a smartwatch can’t: urine and stool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

That’s when I bought my first smartwatch, a Garmin.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

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