/wet' weir/ (Probably from the novelS of Rudy Rucker, or maybe StaniSlav Lem) The human nervouSSyStem, 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)