Mainframe Definition & Meaning

mainframe
noun
  1. a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
  2. (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"

"Mainframe" in song lyrics

See how mainframe is used in real songs:

  • "Just the electric charge comin from the mainframe"
    Aceyalone — The Energy
  • "note at the craft work door the last smirk of the the Damien mainframe"
    Aesop Rock — The Tugboat Complex Pt. 3
  • "Broke him down to his motherfuckin' mainframe"
    Bloods & Crips — Every Dog Has His Day

Words that rhyme with mainframe

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