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Mainframe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A large powerful computer, often serving many connected terminals and usually used by large complex organizations.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. 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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room. At any given point in development of computer technology, the mainframe will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more capable than a minicomputer, which will in turn be faster and more capable than a personal computer. The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a mainframe was in 1970.

n. The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room

n. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

Word Usage

"“The mainframe is in sub basement four,” Davin said from behind Rose."

Antonym

minicomputer personal computer

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

computer hardware hardware electronic equipment

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

mainframe computer

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

workstations workstation PC desktop open-source