mainframe
English
noun
Definitions
- (computer hardware) 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
Etymology
Compound from English main (power, might, force, strength) + English frame.
Origin
English
frame
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airframe English
- amain English
- bedframe English
- beframe English
- coframe English
- dataframe English
- doorframe English
- enframe English
- framable English
- frame English
- frameable English
- framebuffer English
- framee English
- frameful English
- frameless English
- framelet English
- frameline English
- framepack English
- frameproof English
- framer English
- framerule English
- framesaw English
- frameset English
- frameshift English
- frameshifted English
- frameshifting English
- frameskip English
- framesmith English
- framestone English
- framewise English
- framework English
- genoframe English
- goalframe English
- headframe English
- hogframe English
- inframe English
- interframe English
- intraframe English
- keyframe English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframed English
- mainframelike English
- mainframer English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainsail English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstem English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- mainyard English
- micromainframe English
- midframe English
- midmain English
- minimainframe English
- misframe English
- multiframe English
- nonframe English
- nonmain English
- nonmainframe English
- outframe English
- pit frame English
- playframe English
- reframe English
- restframe English
- subframe English
- superframe English
- swingframe English
- time frame English
- underframe English
- unframe English
- videoframe English
- wireframe English
- framen German
- frame Dutch, Flemish
- mainframe Spanish, Castilian
- frame Portuguese
- mainframe Portuguese
- フレーム Japanese
- メイン Japanese
- framen Middle English
- mayn Middle English
- frême Norman
- fremu Swahili
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk
- main
- frame
- amain
- mainly
- framer
- framee
- mainer
- midmain
- reframe
- beframe
- enframe
- maintop
- inframe
- coframe
- unframe
- mainful
- nonmain
- maindeck
- mainyard
- frameset
- mainline
- outframe
- mainspan
- mainsail
- airframe
- nonframe
- maincrop
- mainmast
- bedframe
- keyframe
- frameful
- subframe
- midframe
- mainland
- mainstay
- mainstem
- framable
- framesaw
- misframe
- hogframe
- framelet
- doorframe
- goalframe
- mainchain
- mainshock
- frameline
- mainstage
- restframe
- mainplane
- headframe
- dataframe
- framewise
- frameless
- frameskip
- mainshaft
- wireframe
- mainbrace
- frameable
- pit frame
- framerule
- framepack
- framework
- mainsheet
- mainpiece
- playframe
- mainboard
- genoframe
- framesmith
- superframe
- frameproof
- framestone
- mainspring
- frameshift
- mainstream
- videoframe
- interframe
- underframe
- mainframer
- swingframe
- multiframe
- intraframe
- time frame
- mainframed
- framebuffer
- maintopmast
- frameshifted
- nonmainframe
- mainframelike
- frameshifting
- minimainframe
- micromainframe
- main battle tank