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mainframe

[meyn-freym] / ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm /
NOUN
central processing unit
Synonyms
WEAK
CPU central processor processor
NOUN
computer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
PC data processor desktop computer personal computer
STRONG
CPU central processing unit device handheld computer laptop machine micro microcomputer mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet
WEAK
abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine
NOUN
data processor
Synonyms
WEAK
CPU Macintosh PC calculator laptop mac microcomputer number cruncher personal computer word processor
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration authority board executive
STRONG
bosses brass directorate directors employers execs executives head upstairs
WEAK
executive suite front office micro management person upstairs top brass
Antonyms
WEAK
employees mismanagement

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Mainframe computers were disrupted by PCs, which were disrupted by the World Wide Web, which was disrupted by smartphones.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Opening next week in wide release are Neon’s Ava DuVernay film “Origin,” Bleecker Street’s space thriller “I.S.S.” and Mainframe Pictures’ political horror flick “Founders Day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Draper is excited about the growing contemporary art scene in Des Moines, bolstered by the construction of Mainframe Studios, which, when complete, will be the largest non-profit studio workspace in the country.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2019

She has worked her way up through her organisation, the Papal Mainframe.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2013

We may conveniently refer to them as the "PC world", the "UNIX world", and the "Mainframe world".

From Email 101 by Goodwin, John

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