Wetware

   

Wetware, from the novels of Rudy Rucker and also a title of one of his books, refers to the human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software. "Wetware has 7 plus or minus 2 temporary registers." It refers to human beings (programmers, operators, administrators) attached to a computer system, as opposed to the system's hardware or software. The numerical allusion is to a classic 1957 article by George Miller, "The magical number 7 plus or minus two: some limits in our capacity for processing information", published in Psychological Review, pages 63-97.

See also: Liveware, Meatware

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