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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There is a perception that IBM’s mainframe business could be threatened by AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In February, IBM stock posted its worst decline in 25 years—tumbling sharply on news that Anthropic had released AI tools that could help with modernizing Cobol, a programming language mainly run on IBM mainframe computers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“But the COBOL-based mainframe remains deeply embedded in large enterprises.”

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He views the mainframe business as “resilient” given examples from IBM of how customers are growing, not shrinking, their workloads.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, Lakeside installed what was called an ASR-33 Teletype, which was a time-sharing terminal with a direct link to a mainframe computer in downtown Seattle.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

mainframe

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