[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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.


see also:
liveware meatware 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
hardware software register liveware meatware jargon file 

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