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mainframe

mainf·rame

US/ˈmeɪnˌfɹeɪm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room

2.

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

  • “the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached”

Origin

From main + frame.

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