mainframe

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

central processing unit

mainframe computer

processor

CPU

central processor

C.P.U.

main-frame

main frame

C.P.U

CPU board

large computer

Translations

Großrechner

mainframe

mainframe

ordinateur central

processeur

Hauptgerät

macroordinateur

processador

unité centrale

ordinador central

κεντρική μονάδα επεξεργασίας

Mainframe

UCP

Etymology

From main + frame.