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 {register}s." 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)