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Mainframe vs Macrocomputer - What's the difference?

mainframe | macrocomputer |

As nouns the difference between mainframe and macrocomputer

is that mainframe is (computer hardware) a large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital while macrocomputer is (computing) a mainframe, as opposed to a microcomputer.

mainframe

English

(mainframe computer)

Noun

  • (computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital

    • Derived terms

    * micromainframe * minimainframe

    macrocomputer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A mainframe, as opposed to a microcomputer.