mainframe

English

Etymology

main +‎ frame

Noun

mainframe (plural mainframes)

(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

Derived terms

Translations

large computer

Esperanto: ĉeforgano, ĉefa komputilo, ĉefkomputilo, komputilego
Finnish: suurtietokone, keskustietokone (fi)
German: Großrechner (de) m
Greek: μεγαλόσχημος (el) m (megalóschimos)
Hungarian: nagygép, nagyszámítógép (hu)
Norwegian: stormaskin m

Portuguese: mainframe (pt) m
Russian: мейнфрейм (ru) m (mejnfrejm)
Spanish: mainframe (es) m
Swedish: stordator c
Turkish: anabilgisayar
Vietnamese: máy tính lớn

Portuguese

Noun

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

(computer hardware) mainframe (large, powerful computer connected to terminals)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mainframe.

Noun

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

(computing) mainframe

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