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wetware

noun

Meaning

  1. The human brain or mind, often specifically as a computing element. Adapted as a biological parallel to hardware and software. Common in the cyberspace genre of science fiction.
  2. The underlying generative code for an organism, as found in the genetic material, in the biochemistry of the cells, or in the architecture of the body’s tissues.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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