Mainframe
nounid
3193·updated May 9, 2026verified
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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Entity Type
System95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- central processing unitmainframe computer
- plural
- Mainframes
- possessive
- Mainframe's
- pluralpossessive
- Mainframes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- 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.
- §1
- (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
- §2
- a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- §1 · legacy_primary
- 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.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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