livewaren.
/ˈlʌɪvwɛː/, U.S. /ˈlaɪvˌwɛ(ə)r/ Computer personnel, as opposed to the software and hardware they work with; (more widely) people, in contrast to machines or technology.
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society > computing and information technology > [noun] > people involved in
liveware1966
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > employee > collectively
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1966 Times 11 Apr. 12/2 The three elements which comprise a working computer system are hardware, the equipment itself; software, the vital programming aids; and the ‘liveware’, or personnel.
1967 H. Coblans in de Reuck & Knight Communication in Science 80 Indexing devices are less crucial than the ‘liveware’—the insight and experience of the men and women who do the indexing.
1978 Computing Europe 16 Mar. 15/4 The 1970s have seen a very expensive commodity—computer liveware—coping with a growing load of maintenance.
2004 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constitution (Nexis) 5 Sept. 1 c We asked Atlanta whether anyone finds meaning in their work anymore, or whether we're all just benumbed liveware on the digital assembly line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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