Mainframe - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition mainframe

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A large digital computer serving 100 400 users and occupying a special air conditioned room At any given point in development of computer technology the mainframe will be faster have large main memeory and be more capable than a minicomputer which will in turn be faster and more capable than a personal computer The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a mainframe was in 1970