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Since the 1980s smart has taken on a smart new meaning in the context of computing and information technology. Most familiar in the term smart card (a plastic bank card or similar device with an embedded microprocessor), it denotes a medium that is programmed in a way that enables it to provide information when read by an appropriate device. It has been taken one step further in the notion of a smart gun, a hypothetical gun that is technologically capable of seemingly intelligent action, specifically in being usable only by an authorized user. Some of this still lies in the domain of fantasy, but is likely to become reality.

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adjective

1. Mentally quick and original: alert, bright, clever, intelligent, keen¹, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted. Idioms: smart as a whip. See ability/inability.
2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality: clever, scintillating, sparkling, witty. See laughter.
3. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.
4. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, knowing, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, wise¹. Informal savvy. See ability/inability, careful/careless.
5. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, stylish, swank, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

verb

To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, burn, sting,, pain/pleasure.

noun

1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal misery. See pain/pleasure.
2. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. brain (often used in plural), brainpower, intellect, intelligence, mentality, mind, sense, understanding, wit. See ability/inability, thoughts.

adj

Definition: brisk, lively
Antonyms: apathetic, lethargic, slow

adj

Definition: intelligent
Antonyms: dull, stupid, unintelligent

adj

Definition: stylish, fashionable
Antonyms: dowdy, old, scruffy, unfashionable, unstylish, worn

v

Definition: hurt, pain
Antonyms: assuage, help, soothe

Said of a program that does the Right Thing in a wide variety of complicated circumstances. There is a difference between calling a program smart and calling it intelligent; in particular, there do not exist any intelligent programs (yet — see AI-complete). Compare robust (smart programs can be brittle).

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n. intelligence.  I got the smarts to do the job. All I need is someone to trust me.

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IN BRIEF: Clever or intelligent.

The smart dog knew not to lay in the road.

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i. A weapon capable of being guided precisely either by self-homing or external inputs so that it has either the capability to score a direct hit or a very low CEP (circular error probability).
ii. As it applies to jammers, the term means those jammers that first pick up the enemy’s transmissions and then jam it on the same frequency. Most spot jammers fall into this category.
iii. As it applies to computers, it is one that can “learn” from user inputs.

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noun pl.
noun pl., US

Intelligence, cleverness, acumen; wits. Also smart. (1970 —) .
Guardian Weekly They complain that the level of intelligence is low and that the soldiers have neither the smarts nor the education to work the complicated weapons of modern warfare (1981).

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abbr. for simple modular architecture research tool; see derived database.

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For a list of words related to smart, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy
• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate

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See words rhyming with "smart."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - smart, dygtig, skrap, opvakt, sviende, streng, hård, rapkæftet
v. intr. - svie, føle smerte, krympe sig, lide, vride sig
n. - svie, sviende smerte, smart fyr
adv. - kvikt, smart, strengt

idioms:

• look smart    se smart ud
• smart alec    vigtigper, blærerøv
• smart card    smart kort, intelligent kort, intelligent plastkort, chipkort
• smart cookie    kvik pige
• smart drug    smart drug
• smart money    erstatning for svie og smerte, "plaster på såret"
• smart terminal    intelligent terminal
• the smart set    dem der er trendy

Nederlands (Dutch)
intelligent, slim, sjiek, modieus, gehaaid, stevig, steken, schrijnen, lijden, boeten voor

Français (French)
adj. - élégant, malin, futé, habile, chic (un restaurant), vif (un coup), cinglant, vite, (Comput) intelligent (un système)
v. intr. - brûler, (fig) être piqué au vif
n. - douleur vive
adv. - à la mode, élégamment

idioms:

• look smart    être élégant
• smart alec    gros malin
• smart card    (Comput, Fin) carte à puce
• smart cookie    finaud, futé
• smart drug    médicament de la mémoire
• smart money    argent bien investi, mise sûre
• smart off    être impertinent
• smart set    le monde élégant
• smart terminal    (Comput) terminal intelligent

Deutsch (German)
v. - schmerzen
adj. - raffiniert, klug, fein, schick, clever
adv. - raffiniert, klug, fein, schick, clever
n. - Schmerz, Brennen

idioms:

• look smart    sich beeilen
• smart alec    (ugs.) Besserwisser, besserwisserisch
• smart card    Chipkarte
• smart cookie    Schlauberger
• smart drug    Medikament zur Gedächtnisaufbesserung
• smart money    Schmerzensgeld, einträgliche Geldanlage
• smart off    impertineterweise sprechen
• smart set    die elegante Welt
• smart terminal    Intelligentterminal

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τσούζω, αισθάνομαι τσούξιμο, υποφέρω, πονώ
adj. - ευφυής, έξυπνος, πνευματώδης, ετοιμόλογος, κομψός, στιλάτος, φίνος, κομψοντυμένος, καλόγουστος, σβέλτος, ζωηρός, τσουχτερός, οξύς, διαπεραστικός, πονηρός, αυθάδης, (Η/Υ) μηχανοργανωμένος
adv. - κομψά, σβέλτα, ζωηρά
n. - τσούξιμο, άλγος

idioms:

• look smart    κάνε γρήγορα
• smart alec    εξυπνάκιας
• smart card    (έξυπνη) πλαστική κάρτα ανάληψης ή κατάθεσης μετρητών
• smart cookie    (καθομ.) έξυπνος, σαϊνι
• smart drug    υποκατάστατο, "έξυπνο φάρμακο"
• smart money    αποζημίωση, αποδοτική επένδυση
• smart terminal    (Η/Υ) έξυπνο τερματικό
• the smart set    η καλή κοινωνία

Italiano (Italian)
bruciare, sveglio, furbo, elegante, intelligente, astuto, alla moda

idioms:

• look smart    sbrigarsi
• smart alec/aleck/alick    furbacchione
• smart card    scheda magnetica
• smart drug    droghe incensive
• smart money    indennizzo, scommessa al sicuro
• the smart set    l'alta società

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pungir, arder
adj. - animado (m), ativo (m), dinâmico (m), espirituoso (m), sabido (m), mordaz
adv. - inteligentemente, espirituosamente
n. - dor (f), aflição (f), pontada (f)

idioms:

• look smart    parece intelectual
• smart alec/aleck/alick    sabichão (m), indivíduo metido a saber tudo
• smart card    cartão com memória
• smart drug    droga que aumenta a atenção ou inteligência
• smart money    dinheiro adquirido com informação confidencial
• the smart set    grã-finagem, alta sociedade

Русский (Russian)
быстрый, проворный, сообразительный, сильный, хитрый, язвительный, остроумный, крепкий (напиток), замысловатый, с программным управлением и логическими устройствами, дерзкий, опрятный, бравый, нарядный, модный, фешенебельный, вызывать резкую боль, испытывать резкую боль, причинять страдания, страдать, жгучая боль, горе, изящество

idioms:

• look smart    выглядеть молодцевато
• smart alec/aleck/alick    самоуверенный всезнайка, наглец, хлыщ
• smart card    карточка со встроенным микропроцессором
• smart drug    лекарства, якобы способные улучшить умственные способности
• smart money    деньги инвестированные на основании личн. знания
• the smart set    круг богатых людей, ведущих светскую жизнь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, ingenioso, chic, elegante, listo, astuto, despabilado, ágil, taimado, sagaz, de moda
v. intr. - escocer, picar, dar punzadas
n. - punzada, escozor
adv. - escocer, picar, dar punzadas, agudo, ingenioso, chic, elegante, listo, astuto, despabilado, ágil, taimado, sagaz, de moda, vivamente, hábilmente, con despejo, agudamente, mordazmente, con elegancia

idioms:

• look smart    verse elegante
• smart alec    sabelotodo, sabidillo, sabihondo
• smart card    tarjeta plástica con microprocesador incorporado
• smart cookie    persona lista, tipo astuto
• smart drug    droga maravillosa
• smart money    daños punitivos, bonificación
• smart off    hablar o actuar de modo impertinente
• smart set    la gente más selecta o distinguida, gente de buen tono
• smart terminal    (comp) terminal inteligente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra ont, svida, ha ont, känna sveda, plågas
adj. - skicklig, smart, slipad, finurlig, fyndig, kvick, fiffig, skärpt, duktig, vaken, fashionabel, fin, skarp, svidande, rask, snabb, frisk, häftig
adv. - skickligt, smart, slipat, finurligt, fyndigt, kvickt, fiffigt, skärpt, duktigt, v
n. - stickande smärta, sveda, sorg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
聪明的, 刺痛的, 漂亮的, 整齐的, 刺痛, 懊恼, 痛苦, 聪明地, 机警地, 时髦地, 轻快地, 整齐地

idioms:

• look smart    赶快, 看起来聪明, 穿的得体
• smart alec    自作聪明的人, 小聪明
• smart card    智能卡
• smart cookie    机灵小子
• smart drug    可使人变聪明的药物
• smart money    赔偿金
• smart terminal    能够独立运作的终端机, 智能终端机
• the smart set    最时髦阶层, 最时髦人士

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聰明的, 刺痛的, 漂亮的, 整齊的
v. intr. - 刺痛, 懊惱
n. - 刺痛, 痛苦
adv. - 聰明地, 機警地, 時髦地, 輕快地, 整齊地

idioms:

• look smart    趕快, 看起來聰明, 穿的得體
• smart alec    自作聰明的人, 小聰明
• smart card    電腦卡
• smart cookie    機靈小子
• smart drug    可使人變聰明的藥物
• smart money    賠償金
• smart terminal    能夠獨立運作的終端機, 智能終端機
• the smart set    最時髦階層, 最時髦人士

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쿡쿡 쑤시는, (타격 따위가) 강한, 팔팔한
v. intr. - 욱신욱신 거리다, 기분을 상하다, 상심하다
n. - 아픔, 고뇌, 분별
adv. - 몹시, 영리하게, 재빠르게

idioms:

• the smart set    유해의 첨단을 걷는 이들, 최상류 계급

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気の利いた, 抜け目のない, しゃれた, スマートな, 流行の, 激しい, きびきびした
v. - ずきずき痛む, 感情を害する, 苦しめる
n. - ずきずきする痛み, 苦痛, 苦悩

idioms:

• smart alec/aleck/alick    うぬぼれ屋
• smart aleck    自惚れ屋, うぬぼれ屋
• smart card    電子カード
• smart cookie    粋な男
• smart drug    合法ドラッグ
• smart money    懲罰的損害賠償額, 負傷手当, 相場師
• the smart set    名士たち

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستشعر وخز ألندم, يتألم ألما شديدا, يدفع ألثمن (صفه) أنيق, بارع, سريع, عنيف, ماكر, لاذع, ذكي (ظرف) بأناقه, بسرعه, بعنف, بمكر, بذكاء (الاسم) شخص متكلف ألاناقه, لوعه, حسرة, ألم شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חכם, פיקח, מבריק, מצוחצח, מטופח, נוצץ, אופנתי, מהיר, נמרץ, עז, קשה, מכאיב‬
v. intr. - ‮כאב, הכאיב, התייסר‬
n. - ‮כאב עז‬
adv. - ‮בפקחות‬

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