mainframe
noun
main·frame ˈmān-ˌfrām 
1
: a large, powerful computer that can handle many tasks concurrently and is usually used commercially
… the million-dollar mainframe computers that took up entire floors of corporate premises …
John Derbyshire
John Derbyshire2
dated : a computer with its cabinet and internal circuits especially when considered separately from any peripherals connected to the computer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As far back as 2013, the employment department told lawmakers that Oregon was one of just two states running legacy mainframe systems. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 DevSecOps for the mainframe was unheard of until recently. Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Ever since commercial business has had access to IT backbone power from mainframe and personal computers (an era that started somewhere between the 1950s and 1960s), companies have been using data to store, backup and scrutinize business operations. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Charleston: The state Division of Motor Vehicles is now able to process some services that have been affected by a system mainframe outage. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Considering these impending hurdles, organizations are at a crossroads with their mainframe operations. Milan Shetti, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Jeff Bridges plays a computer programmer who ends up inside the software running a mainframe computer. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Back in the 1960s, the dominant model was mainframe computing. Ravi Mayuram, Forbes, 21 June 2022 And Clayton County police said that technical problems converting data from their old mainframe computer to a new system complicated providing crime information. Alan Judd, ajc, 30 Oct. 2017 See More
oregonlive, 27 July 2022 DevSecOps for the mainframe was unheard of until recently. Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Ever since commercial business has had access to IT backbone power from mainframe and personal computers (an era that started somewhere between the 1950s and 1960s), companies have been using data to store, backup and scrutinize business operations. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Charleston: The state Division of Motor Vehicles is now able to process some services that have been affected by a system mainframe outage. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Considering these impending hurdles, organizations are at a crossroads with their mainframe operations. Milan Shetti, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Jeff Bridges plays a computer programmer who ends up inside the software running a mainframe computer. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022 Back in the 1960s, the dominant model was mainframe computing. Ravi Mayuram, Forbes, 21 June 2022 And Clayton County police said that technical problems converting data from their old mainframe computer to a new system complicated providing crime information. Alan Judd, ajc, 30 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined at sense 2