单词 | peopleware |
释义 | peoplewaren. People or personnel regarded as a business resource, alongside hardware and software. Cf. liveware n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > resources > consisting of people human resources1915 manpower1917 man-strength1931 peopleware1974 1974 Computer Personnel Dec. 6/1 ‘Peopleware’ is just now getting the proper attention along with hardware and software. 1980 Amer. Banker 17 Sept. 15/4 Both emphasized what Mr. Randall called banking's ‘people ware’. 1989 N.Y. Times 22 Oct. (Long Island Weekly section) 24/5 The future demands new medical hardware, and ‘peopleware’ as well. 2002 Bangkok Post (Nexis) 22 Apr. We have hardware and software. But if we don't have good ‘peopleware’ we will finally be left with only underwear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974 |
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