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nonmainframe

nonmainframe adjective: not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.

Adjective

nonmainframe (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.
    • But the significance of the new machine, analysts say, is that it is a big step in a broad campaign by I.B.M. to make the mainframe computer a high-performance, energy-efficient engine for running all kinds of nonmainframe software.2008 February 26, Steve Lohr, “I.B.M. to Introduce a Notably Improved Mainframe”, in New York Times

Origin of nonmainframe

From non- + mainframe.

Questions about nonmainframe

What does nonmainframe mean?
Nonmainframe means not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.
What part of speech is nonmainframe?
Nonmainframe is an adjective.

Words near nonmainframe in the dictionary

  1. nonmagnetotactic
  2. nonmagnets
  3. nonmail
  4. nonmailable
  5. nonmain
  6. nonmainframe
  7. nonmainstream
  8. nonmainstreamed
  9. nonmaintainable
  10. nonmaintenance
  11. nonmaize

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