mainframe
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- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
/ˈmeɪnˌfɹeɪm/
Definition of mainframe
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
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noun
- 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.
- A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
- The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
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Etymology
From main + frame.
Words you can make from mainframe
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