mainframe
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.
Other meanings
A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
Related words
- mainframed
- mainframelike
- mainframer
- nonmainframe
- micromainframe
- minimainframe
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mainframe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.