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.
[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.
Related:
- wetware: /wet'weir/ [prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker] n.
1. The human nervous system, as opposed to computer... - Hardware, n.:
The parts of a computer system that can be kicked... - hardware, n:
The parts of a computer system that can be kicked... - Stone Age n.,adj.
1. In computer folklore, an ill-defined
period from ENIAC (ca.
1943) to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical... - ware: [from `software'] suff. Commonly used to form jargon terms
for classes of software.
For examples, see {careware}, {crippleware}, {crudware}... - liveware /li:v'weir/ n.
1. Synonym for wetware.
Less common.
2. [Cambridge] Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware... - liveware: /li:v'weir/ n. 1. Synonym for {wetware}. Less
common.
2. [Cambridge] Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware...
