Mainframe

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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An industry term for a large computer, typically used for the commercial applications of businesses and other large-scale computing purposes. Generally, a mainframe is associated with centralized rather than distributed computing.

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unclassified

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Mainframes
possessive: Mainframe's
pluralpossessive: Mainframes'

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