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.

	

	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)