Mainframe
31mainframe computer — /ˌmeɪnfreɪm kəmˈpjutə / (say .maynfraym kuhm pyoohtuh) noun a powerful, general purpose computer with large storage capacity, capable of carrying out several programs simultaneously, and designed for institutional rather than individual use.… …
32mainframe computer — A large, fast, multiuser computer system, often utilizing multiple processors, designed to manage huge amounts of data and complex computing tasks. Mainframes are normally found in large corporations, universities, or military installations …
33mainframe computer — noun a large digital computer serving 100 400 users and occupying a special air conditioned room • Syn: ↑mainframe • Hypernyms: ↑digital computer • Hyponyms: ↑supercomputer …
34mainframe — noun Date: circa 1964 a computer with its cabinet and internal circuits; also a large fast computer that can handle multiple tasks concurrently …
35Mainframe — …
36mainframe — 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 …
37mainframe — A large digital computer, such as would be used in a hospital for information management. Cf.:mini …
38Mainframe — engl. Hauptrahmen Grossrechner …
39mainframe — ● ►en /maiyn fraiym/ n. m. ►ORDI Gros ordinateur central, qu on entoure de terminaux aux faibles capacités. Littéralement, c est le cadre central, principal, en ferraille, sur lequel sont montées des cartes électroniques. Un peu comme si on… …
40mainframe — main·fra·me s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS inform. elaboratore di grandi dimensioni che gestisce una notevole massa di dati {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1981. ETIMO: comp. di main principale e frame struttura …
