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wetware
(foldoc) | wetware
/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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wetware
(jargon) | wetware
/wet'weir/, n.
[prob.: from the novels of Rudy Rucker]
1. The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software. “
Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers.”
2. Human beings (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a
computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or software. See {
liveware}, meatware.
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