mainframe
noun
main·frame
ˈmān-ˌfrām 
1
: a large, powerful computer that can handle many tasks concurrently and is usually used commercially
… the million-dollar mainframe computers that took up entire floors of corporate premises …—
John Derbyshire
John Derbyshire2
dated
: a computer with its cabinet and internal circuits especially when considered separately from any peripherals connected to the computer
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Clients are looking forward to new mainframe computer in the first half of 2025, Kavanaugh told Mody.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Most notably, many organizations are still using mainframes as their core system.
—Balaji Ram, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Starting in early 2025, one company will keep the BMC name and focus on its longtime business selling mainframe computers (yes, those still exist) and business automation, which accounts for roughly two thirds of BMC’s $2.3 billion in revenue.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
In those days, users would log into computers that served as access points to larger, more powerful, centralized mainframe computers that handled the processing, users and access.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Most notably, many organizations are still using mainframes as their core system.
—Balaji Ram, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Starting in early 2025, one company will keep the BMC name and focus on its longtime business selling mainframe computers (yes, those still exist) and business automation, which accounts for roughly two thirds of BMC’s $2.3 billion in revenue.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
In those days, users would log into computers that served as access points to larger, more powerful, centralized mainframe computers that handled the processing, users and access.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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mainframe
noun
main·frame
ˈmān-ˌfrām
: a large fast computer that can do many jobs at once
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