Liveware
/ˈlaɪvˌwɛə/
noun
1.
the programmers, systems analysts, operating staff, and other personnel working in a computer system Compare hardware (sense 2), software
n.
“people,” 1966, computer-programmer jargon, from live (adj.) + ending abstracted from software, etc.
/li:v’weir/ 1. A less common synonym for wetware
2. (Cambridge) Vermin. “Waiter, there’s some liveware in my salad.”
[Jargon File]
(1995-10-30)
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