Learn in the textbookTypes and Characteristics of Computers
DefinitionSmart device (スマートデバイス) is an umbrella term for information devices that have networking and apps and are carried around or worn.
ExplanationIt is not the name of one model but a way of grouping devices together, such as the handheld and wearable devices covered in this unit. Most of them connect to the internet or to other devices and can gain functions through apps.
AnalogyJust as apples and oranges are both called fruit, it is a name one level up.
Memory hookSmart plus device: the same smart as in smartphone.