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)