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Etymology edit

main +‎ frame

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

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.
    Synonyms: maxicomputer, (informal) maxi
  2. (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
  3. The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.

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Descendants edit

  • Italian: mainframe
  • Japanese: メインフレーム (meinfurēmu)
  • Portuguese: mainframe
  • Spanish: mainframe

Translations edit

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English mainframe.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

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

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English mainframe.

Noun edit

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

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

Further reading edit

  • mainframe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English mainframe.

Noun edit

mainframe m or f (plural mainframes)

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

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English mainframe.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meinˈfɾeim/ [mẽĩɱˈfɾẽĩm]
  • Rhymes: -eim

Noun edit

mainframe m (plural mainframes)

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

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.