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Mainframe vs Nonmainframe - What's the difference?

mainframe | nonmainframe |

As a noun mainframe

is 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.

As an adjective nonmainframe is

not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.

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

    nonmainframe

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 26, author=Steve Lohr, title=I.B.M. to Introduce a Notably Improved Mainframe, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=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. }}