mainframe
IPA: mˈeɪnfreɪm
noun
- (computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.
- (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
- The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
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Examples of "mainframe" in Sentences
- She looks similar to a mainframe.
- Other mainframe operating systems.
- A mainframe computer is not easy to define.
- Mainframe operating, then operations support.
- A bit like a throwback to the mainframe days.
- Both of these are common in the mainframe world.
- Back in the age of dinosaurs, mainframes roamed the earth.
- It was continually deleted from the mainframe and continually added back.
- The limitations were those of the mainframe environment and not the editor.
- The HMC is a PC connected to the mainframe and emulates the Support Element.
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