wearable
English edit
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Adjective edit
wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)
- Able to be worn.
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able to be worn
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Noun edit
wearable (plural wearables)
- Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
- (computing) Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
- 2015 February 10, Mark Curtis, “Wearables, hearables and nearables won't dethrone smartphones”, in The Guardian[1]:
- With the advantage of being glanceable, wearables are already making inroads into the smartphone’s territory. Smart watches, for example, offer quick and light interactions such as providing real-time snapshots of weather, travel and stock market information and notifying the wearer of new messages through a vibration on the skin.
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- (computing): fitness tracker, heart rate monitor, smartwatch
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computer worn on the body
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Further reading edit
- Wearable computer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Noun edit
wearable m (plural wearables)