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mainframe

noun

Meaning

  1. 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

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  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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