nonmainframe en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + mainframe.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to mainframe computing.
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.
2008 February 26, Steve Lohr, “I.B.M. to Introduce a Notably Improved Mainframe”, in New York Times: