"mainframe" meaning in English

See mainframe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mainframe.wav Forms: mainframes [plural]
Etymology: From 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 /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)
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  2. (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks. Categories (topical): Computer hardware
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  3. The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
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Synonyms: main frame Derived forms: micromainframe, minimainframe

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    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English retronyms",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Kazakh translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "micromainframe"
    },
    {
      "word": "minimainframe"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "mainframe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: mainframe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: mainframe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "メインフレーム",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "meinfurēmu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: メインフレーム (meinfurēmu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: メインフレーム (meinfurēmu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "mainframe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: mainframe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: mainframe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "mainframe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: mainframe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: mainframe"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "main",
        "3": "frame"
      },
      "expansion": "main + frame",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From main + frame.",
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    {
      "form": "mainframes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mainframe (plural mainframes)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computer hardware"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
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          "computer",
          "computer"
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          "hardware",
          "hardware"
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          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "simultaneous",
          "simultaneous"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ],
        [
          "communicate",
          "communicate"
        ],
        [
          "terminal",
          "terminal"
        ],
        [
          "complex",
          "complex"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ],
        [
          "bank",
          "bank"
        ],
        [
          "supermarket",
          "supermarket"
        ],
        [
          "continuously",
          "continuously"
        ],
        [
          "sustained",
          "sustained"
        ],
        [
          "operation",
          "operation"
        ],
        [
          "vital",
          "vital"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "maxicomputer"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "maxi"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computer-hardware",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Computer hardware"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "hardware",
          "hardware"
        ],
        [
          "chassis",
          "chassis"
        ],
        [
          "modules",
          "modules"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computer-hardware",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "main frame",
          "main frame"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "main frame"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǔjī",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "主機 /主机"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "ĉeforgano"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "ĉefa komputilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "ĉefkomputilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "komputilego"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "suurtietokone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "keskustietokone"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Großrechner"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "megalóschimos",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μεγαλόσχημος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "nagygép"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "large computer",
      "word": "nagyszámítógép"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "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"
}

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