peopleware

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

people +‎ -ware

Noun[edit]

peopleware (uncountable)

  1. (computing) People, regarded as a resource; human resources.
    • 1984 May 28, Computerworld, volume 18, number 22, 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.

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