Nonmainframe
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not of or pertaining to mainframe computing. not-comparable
"But the significance of the new machine, analysts say, is that it is a big step in a broad campaign by I.B.M. to make the mainframe computer a high-performance, energy-efficient engine for running all kinds of nonmainframe software."
Example
More examples"But the significance of the new machine, analysts say, is that it is a big step in a broad campaign by I.B.M. to make the mainframe computer a high-performance, energy-efficient engine for running all kinds of nonmainframe software."
Etymology
From non- + mainframe.
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