wetware
<jargon> /wet'weir/ (Probably from the novels of Rudy Rucker, or maybe
Stanislav Lem) The human nervous system, as opposed to electronic computer
hardware or software. "Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers." Also,
human beings (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a computer
system, as opposed to the system's hardware or software.
See liveware, meatware.
[True origin? Dates?]
[Jargon File]
(1996-08-19)
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