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wearable tech

American  

noun

  1. wearable technology.

    items of wearable tech.


Etymology

Origin of wearable tech

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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High schooler Peichl, however, doesn’t fear the surveillance aspect of wearable tech like the Meta AI glasses.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

The country is a potentially massive and lucrative market for wearable tech.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

For some athletes the turning point in pulling back was the pandemic, said American marathoner and world qualifier Reed Fischer, as they embraced wearable tech that measures the body’s operations in detail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

Proposals for experimental usage of wearable tech much be submitted to the oversight committee by June 15.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Albin says the idea of making Pokémon Go more realistic with wearable tech sounds interesting, but current headsets "would need to be a bit more slick than they are right now".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023

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