SmartNIC

hardware

A network interface card with an embedded processor that offloads networking, security, or storage tasks from the host CPU

Pronunciation

Correct

SMART-nik

/ˈsmɑːtnɪk/

'Smart' is the English adjective; 'NIC' is pronounced 'nick' — a standard abbreviation for Network Interface Card.

Source: www.nvidia.com(official spec)