Mainframe
nounid
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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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Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
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
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- §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
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