mainframe
pronunciation
How to pronounce mainframe in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪnfreɪm]
How to pronounce mainframe in American English:
US [ˈmeɪnfreɪm]
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- Noun:
- a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- (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
Word Origin
- mainframe (n.)
- "central processor of a computer system," 1964, from main (adj.) + frame (n.).