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mainframe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mainframe
(noun)
mainframe
/
ˈ
meɪnˌfreɪm/
noun
plural
mainframes
mainframe
/
ˈ
meɪnˌfreɪm/
noun
plural
mainframes
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAINFRAME
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a large and very fast computer that can do many jobs at once
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