mainframe

ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm

Definition

Definition of mainframe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computing

TECH.

large computer used by many people simultaneously

TECH.

The bank's mainframe processes millions of transactions daily.

supercomputer

technology

TECH.

computer chassis hosting and connecting various modules

TECH.

The mainframe houses the critical components of the system.

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large computer used by many people simultaneously
computer chassis hosting and connecting various modules

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mainframe computer

large powerful computer for multiple users simultaneously

The mainframe computer handled thousands of transactions per hour..

Origin of mainframe

English, main (primary) + frame (structure)

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big iron

technology

large, powerful computer or mainframe

EBCDIC

acr.

acr: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

character encoding system used in mainframe computers

minicomputer

computer hardware

computer smaller than a mainframe, larger than a microcomputer

Examples of mainframe in a sentence

A new mainframe was installed to handle increased demand.
The company upgraded its mainframe for better performance.
Mainframes are used for large-scale computing tasks.

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French:mainframe, ordinateur central, ...
German:Großrechner, Rechner, ...
Italian:mainframe, calcolatore centrale, ...
Spanish:mainframe, computadora central, ...
Portuguese:mainframe, computador central, ...
Chinese:大型机, 中央处理器, ...
Japanese:メインフレーム, 大型汎用コンピュータ, ...
Arabic:حاسوب مركزي, حَاسُوب مَرْكَزِي, ...
Hebrew:מַחְשֵׁב מֶרְכָּזִי, מֵיינְפְרֵיים, ...
Russian:мэйнфрейм, основной компьютер, ...
Ukrainian:мейнфрейм, центральний комп'ютер, ...
Hindi:मेनफ़्रेम, मेनफ्रेम, ...
Bengali:মেইনফ্রেম, কম্পিউটার চ্যাসিস, ...
Catalan:mainframe, xassís d'ordinador, ...
Czech:mainframe, rám, ...
Danish:mainframe, ...
Dutch:mainframe, ...
Greek:κεντρικός υπολογιστής, κεντρικό σύστημα, ...
Hungarian:nagyszámítógép, főkeret, ...
Khmer:កុំព្យូទ័រមេ, តួម៉ាស៊ីនកុំព្យូទ័រ, ...
Korean:메인프레임, ...
Persian:رایانه مرکزی, مین‌فریم, ...
Polish:mainframe, komputer centralny, ...
Portuguese (BR):mainframe, sistema central, ...
Romanian:mainframe, unitate centrală, ...
Swedish:stordator, ...
Thai:เมนเฟรม, ...
Turkish:ana bilgisayar, ...
Vietnamese:máy tính lớn, khung máy tính, ...

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