"meatware" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-meatware.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-meatware.wav [UK]
Etymology: meat + -ware Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meat|ware|id2=software}} meat + -ware Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meatware (uncountable)
  1. (slang, humorous) Human beings or their brains, when regarded as a form of computer hardware or software. Tags: humorous, slang, uncountable Synonyms: wetware Related terms: meatspace
    Sense id: en-meatware-en-noun-DVlD7ZhH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ware (software)

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