/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, chefistrators) 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)