mainframe
/ˈmeɪnfreɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmeɪnfreɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmān-ˌfrām/ (ame, mw)
mainframe — 名詞
- mainframesingular
- mainframesplural
1. a big computer system that businesses and large organisations use to run importa
大型主機
供組織多人同時使用的大型電腦系統
a big computer system that businesses and large organisations use to run important programs, often accessed by many workers at once
The bank's mainframe processes thousands of customer transactions every minute.
這家銀行的大型主機每分鐘處理數千筆客戶交易。
collocation: mainframe processes transactions
The IT manager upgraded the mainframe to handle more users at peak hours.
IT經理升級了大型主機，以因應尖峰時段更多的使用者。
collocation: upgrade the mainframe
Many airlines still rely on mainframes for their booking and check-in systems.
許多航空公司仍然依賴大型主機來處理訂票和報到系統。
The hospital's mainframe crashed late at night, delaying all the morning appointments.
醫院的大型主機在深夜故障，延誤了所有早上的預約。
At the university, a new mainframe was installed to support research and student services.
大學安裝了一台新的大型主機來支援研究計畫和學生服務。
- supercomputer
far more powerful; used for scientific research and complex calculations rather than business transactions
- server
a smaller, more general-purpose computer that handles specific tasks like web hosting or email
- host
a broader term for any computer that provides services to others on a network
- personal computer
designed for one user at a time, far less powerful