smart board

IPA/ˈsmɑːt ˌbɔːd/
IPA/ˈsmɑːrt ˌbɔːrd/

smart board — noun

1. a large electronic screen that responds to touch, connected to a computer, used

1.nounB1
Definition

a large electronic screen that responds to touch, connected to a computer, used in classrooms or meeting rooms so that people can write, draw pictures, move images, and open files by touching the screen with their fingers or a special pen.

Example

Cyrus used the SMART Board to show a map of ancient Rome during history class.

collocation: on/to the SMART Board

The science teacher asked Tunde to draw a food chain on the SMART Board.

passive structure: asked [person] to [verb] on the SMART Board

Common collocations
  • on the SMART Board
  • use a SMART Board
  • SMART Board technology
  • interactive SMART Board
  • write on a SMART Board
  • SMART Board display
Synonyms
  • interactive whiteboard

    the general category name for any touch-sensitive whiteboard; SMART Board is one brand within this category

  • electronic whiteboard

    a broader term that includes any whiteboard connected to a computer, not necessarily touch-sensitive

Grammar Patterns

a SMART Board [+ location]

the SMART Board [+ location]

SMART Board technology

Usage Note

SMART Board is a registered trademark of SMART Technologies. The name is usually written with both words capitalised: SMART Board. In everyday conversation, the term is sometimes used to refer to any interactive whiteboard, not only SMART-brand devices.

Common Mistakes

I will write the notes on the smartboard.
I will write the notes on the SMART Board.
SMART Board is a brand name and should be capitalised as two separate words.
A smart board is any computer screen you can touch.
A SMART Board is a specific brand of interactive whiteboard, though many people use the term for any touch-screen whiteboard.
not every touch screen is a SMART Board.

Etymology

English (trademark)English (acronym)

SMART Board is a brand name owned by SMART Technologies, a Canadian company founded in 1987. The first SMART Board interactive whiteboard was released in 1991. The word 'SMART' originally stood for 'Snow Mountain Advanced Research Technology', the company's earlier name. Over time, the product name became so widely recognised that 'SMART Board' is now often used casually to mean any interactive whiteboard.