Wetware

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Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
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wetware
/wet´weir/
Usage: n.
Derivation: Prob.: from the novels of Rudy Rucker

See Also: liveware, meatware


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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Source: wetware, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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