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单词 mainframe
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mainframe

[ meyn-freym ]
/ ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm /
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noun Computers.

a large computer, often the hub of a system serving many users.
Compare microcomputer, minicomputer.

Origin of mainframe

First recorded in 1960–65; main1 + frame

Words nearby mainframe

Maine coon cat, Maine-et-Loire, main entry, Mainer, main-force, mainframe, main gauche, main idea, mainland, mainland China, mainlander
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Example sentences from the Web for mainframe

  • Just like he was lasered into the mainframe, Flynn is beamed out, with proof that Dillinger stole the videogames he invented.

    Catch Up on Tron: Watch 6 Key Moments|Alex Berg|December 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • Since the poem was written, the darker side of personal and mainframe computers has given the poem a more sinister meaning.

    The Little Daisy Girl and other poems|Jacquelyn Hedge-Cheney

British Dictionary definitions for mainframe

mainframe
/ (ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm) /

noun

  1. a high-speed general-purpose computer, usually with a large storage capacity
  2. (as modifier)mainframe systems
the central processing unit of a computer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for mainframe

mainframe

A large, powerful computer system. A mainframe computer typically carries out complex calculations and is shared by many users. (Compare personal computer.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Scientific definitions for mainframe

mainframe
[ mānfrām′ ]

A large, often powerful computer, usually dedicated to lengthy, complex calculations or set up for use by many people simultaneously. Compare personal computer.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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