mainframern.
/ˈmeɪn freɪmə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪn ˌfreɪmər/ Computing.
A manufacturer or (usually enthusiastic) user of, or expert in, mainframe computers.
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1976 Business Week 26 Apr. 59/2 The mainframers already are moving. In January Honeywell Inc. introduced a new minicomputer line as part of its mainframe family.
1985 Computerworld Focus 16 Oct. 52/2 What could possibly convince a dyed-in-the-wool mainframer to take a job supervising a staff concerned primarily with teaching the use of personal computers?
1992 Computerworld 16 Nov. 150/2 On technological matters, some had expected disagreements between younger desktoppers and older mainframers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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