wetware \WET-wair\ noun
: the human brain or a human being considered especially with respect to human logical and computational capabilities
Example sentence:
With the right wetware at the helm, the company should be able to turn a sizeable profit.
Did you know?
When the computer terms "software" and "hardware" sprang to life in the mid-20th century, a surge of visions and inventions using the new technology immediately followed... along with a revival of the combining form "ware." An early coinage was "wetware," which began circuiting techie circles in the 1970s as a name for the software installed by Mother Nature (a.k.a. the brain). Other "ware" names for people and their noggins have made a blip in our language — for example, "meatware" and "liveware" — but none have become firmly established in the general lexicon like "wetware."
I am watching the National spelling bee and it is making me nervous for those kids! They are amazing! One is from Danville CA!!! He is only 12 years old and is brilliant! Great word "Wetware" to describe this kid!!! Amazing!
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