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wetware [ˈwɛtwɛr]

  1. n.
    the human brain. (Compared to computer hardware and software.) : This isn't a hardware problem; it's a wetware problem.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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?]
[The Jargon File]
(1996-08-19)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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