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mainframe

noun
/ˈmeɪnˌfɹeɪm/US

Etymology

From main + frame.

  1. derived from *promo-✻ — “front, forward”
  2. inherited from *framjaną✻ — “to further, promote, perform”
  3. inherited from *frammjan✻
  4. inherited from framian
  5. inherited from framen
  6. compounded as mainframe — “main + frame”

Definitions

  1. A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate…

    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.

  2. A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.

  3. The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mainframe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA