mainframe

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: main frame, mindframe, mainframes, midframe, airframe, misframe, mainbrace

Antonyms: main frame, mindframe, mainframes, midframe, airframe, misframe, mainbrace

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|computer hardware}} A large, [[powerful]] [[computer]] able to [[manage]] very many [[simultaneous]] [[task]]s and [[communicate]] with very many connected [[terminal]]s; used by large, [[complex]] [[organization]]s (such as [[bank]]s and [[supermarket]]s) where [[continuously]] [[sustained]] [[operation]] is [[vital]].
2. {{lb|en|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]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.