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mainframe

[meyn-freym] / ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm /
NOUN
central processing unit
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They include a nugget from the California gold rush; an 1879 lightbulb by Thomas Edison; a mainframe component from ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer that was built in 1946 and weighed 30 tons.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“It was a shot to the heart and the chest and the mainframe with Luka,” James told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The analyst said investors might dispute his call, given concern that Anthropic’s Claude Code tool will disrupt IBM’s mainframe business.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“The idea of shifting off of mainframe is not a new concept,” he said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

A few seconds after my eargear was attached and activated, I began to hear the placid monotone of the HR mainframe, droning instructions and other information.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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