/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 temporarYregisters." 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)