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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) wetware
the human nervous system, esp. the brain, when thought of as functionally equivalent to computer hardware and software.

Etymology: (1985–90; prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker, science-fiction writer and mathematician)

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1. wetware
[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.

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