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mainframes

mainframes is the plural of mainframe.

Meaning of mainframe

Noun

mainframe (plural mainframes)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    maxicomputer, maxi
  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.

Questions about mainframes

What is mainframes the plural of?
Mainframes is the plural of mainframe.

Words near mainframes in the dictionary

  1. mainframe
  2. mainframed
  3. mainframelike
  4. mainframer
  5. mainframers
  6. mainframes
  7. mainful
  8. maingain
  9. maingained
  10. maingaining
  11. maingains

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