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mainframe

/'meɪnfreɪm/

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noun
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
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c.p.u. central processing unit central processor cpu processor

type of:
computer hardware electronic equipment hardware

part of:
data processor computing device computing machine computer electronic computer information processing system
noun
a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
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mainframe computer

type of:
digital computer

Definition that contains mainframe

supercomputer a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time