peopleware
English
Etymology
people + -ware
Noun
peopleware (uncountable)
- (computing) people, regarded as a resource; human resources
- 1984, Computerworld (volume 18, number 22, 28 May 1984, page 29)
- The cost of peopleware and software has risen dramatically over the past years, while the cost of hardware has decreased.
- 2005, Silvia T. Acuña, A Software Process Model Handbook for Incorporating People's Capabilities (page 18)
- The primary objective is to define a group of peopleware activities, which are normally missing from traditional software process models, to take into account the capabilities of the people who play roles in the software process.
- 1984, Computerworld (volume 18, number 22, 28 May 1984, page 29)
Synonyms
- liveware