Associations to the word «Mainframe»

Pictures for the word «Mainframe»

Wiktionary

MAINFRAME, noun. (computer hardware) 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

Dictionary definition

MAINFRAME, noun. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room.
MAINFRAME, noun. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached".

Wise words

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Leo Tolstoy