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English noun: mainframe | |||
| 1. | mainframe (artifact) a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room | ||
| Synonyms | mainframe computer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | digital computer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | supercomputer | ||
| 2. | mainframe (artifact) (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing | ||
| Samples | The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. | ||
| Synonyms | C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, processor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | computer hardware, electronic equipment, hardware | ||
| Part holonym | CPU board, mother board | ||
| Part meronym | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
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