mainframe

English

Etymology

main +‎ frame

Noun

mainframe (plural mainframes)

1. (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

Derived terms

• micromainframe
• minimainframe

Translations

large computer

• Esperanto: ĉeforgano, ĉefa komputilo, ĉefkomputilo, komputilego
• Finnish: suurtietokone, keskustietokone (fi)
• German: Großrechner (de) m
• Greek: μεγαλόσχημος (el) m (megalóschimos)
• Hungarian: nagygép, nagyszámítógép (hu)
• Norwegian: stormaskin m
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• Portuguese: mainframe (pt) m
• Russian: мейнфрейм (ru) m (mejnfrejm)
• Spanish: mainframe (es) m
• Swedish: stordator c
• Turkish: anabilgisayar
• Vietnamese: máy tính lớn

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Portuguese

Etymology

From English mainframe.

Noun

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

1. (computer hardware) mainframe (large, powerful computer connected to terminals)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mainframe.

Noun

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

1. (computing) mainframe