"mainframe" meaning in English

See mainframe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mainframe.wav [US] Forms: mainframes [plural]
Etymology: main + frame Etymology templates: {{compound|en|main|frame}} main + frame Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Computer hardware Synonyms: maxicomputer, maxi [informal] Translations (large computer): 主機 (Chinese Mandarin), 主机 (zhǔjī) (Chinese Mandarin), ĉeforgano (Esperanto), ĉefa komputilo (Esperanto), ĉefkomputilo (Esperanto), komputilego (Esperanto), suurtietokone (Finnish), keskustietokone (Finnish), Großrechner [masculine] (German), μεγαλόσχημος (megalóschimos) [masculine] (Greek), nagygép (Hungarian), nagyszámítógép (Hungarian), mainframe [masculine] (Italian), メインフレーム (meinfurēmu) (Japanese), мэйнфрейм (méinfreim) (Kazakh), stormaskin [masculine] (Norwegian), mainframe [masculine] (Polish), mainframe [masculine] (Portuguese), мейнфрейм (mejnfrejm) [masculine] (Russian), мэйнфрейм (mɛjnfrejm) [masculine] (Russian), mainframe [masculine] (Spanish), stordator [common-gender] (Swedish), anabilgisayar (Turkish), máy tính lớn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-mainframe-en-noun-DjCdl10n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English retronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 48 47 6 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'large computer': 63 37 0
  2. (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks. Categories (topical): Computer hardware
    Sense id: en-mainframe-en-noun--yrSbUKn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 48 47 6 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
    Sense id: en-mainframe-en-noun-Q7IaNUqM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: main frame Derived forms: micromainframe, minimainframe

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Alternative forms

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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mainframe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "meinfurēmu",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "メインフレーム"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "méinfreim",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "мэйнфрейм"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stormaskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mainframe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mainframe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mejnfrejm",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мейнфрейм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mɛjnfrejm",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мэйнфрейм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mainframe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stordator"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "anabilgisayar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "máy tính lớn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "mainframe computer"
  ],
  "word": "mainframe"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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