wearable computer

[ wair-uh-buhl kuhm-pyoo-ter ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a small computer that is worn or carried on the body; a wearable computing device:

   a wrist-worn wearable computer.

Other Words From

• wear·a·ble com·put·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wearable computer¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The wearable computer is yet another gadget in the open- ended development that unites evolution and revolution.

From Project Gutenberg

One can imagine the wearable computer, new intelligent materials, even new human beings.

From Project Gutenberg