Nonmainframe

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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