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mainframe computer

computers used primarily by large organizations for critical applications
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mainframe computer

Summary

mainframe computer is a class of computers[1]. It draws 3,619 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_computers category, ranking #5 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • mainframe computer's instance of is recorded as class of computers[3].
  • mainframe computer is a type of server computer[4].
  • mainframe computer's Commons category is recorded as Mainframe computers[5].
  • mainframe computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mainframe computers[6].
  • mainframe computer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[7].
  • mainframe computer's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/mainframe[8].

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Definition and Type

mainframe computer's instance of is recorded as class of computers[3]. It is a type of server computer[4].

Why It Matters

mainframe computer draws 3,619 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_computers category, ranking #5 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Mainframe computers
    Subclass of → —
    Foldoc id → mainframe
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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