meatware

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noun

Human beings or their brains, when regarded as a form of computer hardware or software.

Similar
wetware
OriginEnglish softwarebf. ← Middle English ware ← Old English waru →
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Meanings

nounmeatware (uncountable)
  1. humorousslanguncountableHuman beings or their brains, when regarded as a form of computer hardware or software.

    Synonyms: wetware

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHuman beings or their brains, when regarded as a form of computer hardware or software.

Similar
wetware

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  2. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mati
  4. Old Englishmete
  5. Middle Englishmete
  6. Englishmeat
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
  10. Old Englishsōfte
  11. Middle Englishsofte
  12. Englishsoft
  13. Proto-Germanic*warō
  14. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  15. Old Englishwaru
  16. Middle Englishware
  17. Englishsoftwarebf.
  18. Englishmeatware

From meat + -ware.

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APA

meatware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meatware

MLA

“meatware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meatware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meatware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meatware.

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