Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mainframe

2 senses of mainframe

Sense 1
mainframe, mainframe computer -- (a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room)
       => digital computer -- (a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits)

Sense 2
central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe -- ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached")
       => electronic equipment -- (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
       => hardware, computer hardware -- ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)