mainframe
English
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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.
- Synonyms: maxicomputer, (informal) maxi
- (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
- The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English mainframe.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
mainframe m (plural mainframes)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English mainframe.
Noun
mainframe m (plural mainframes)
Further reading
- mainframe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English mainframe.
Noun
mainframe m or f (plural mainframes)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English mainframe.
Pronunciation
Noun
mainframe m (plural mainframes)
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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.
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