mainframe

Signification (Anglais)

1. 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.
2. A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
3. The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.

Concepts

ordinateur central

macroordinateur

processeur

unité centrale

CPU

Synonymes

central processing unit

mainframe computer

processor

CPU

central processor

C.P.U.

main-frame

main frame

C.P.U

CPU board

large computer

Traductions

Großrechner

mainframe

mainframe

Hauptgerät

Unidade Central de Processamento

procesador

CPU

processador

κεντρική μονάδα επεξεργασίας

ordinador central

UCP

Mainframe

ordenador central

Étymologie (Anglais)

From main + frame.