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Mainframe computer

A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe, maxicomputer, or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing. A mainframe computer is large but not as…

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Mainframe computer

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consumer statisticsinstance ofis a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks0.80text
enterprise resource planninginstance ofis a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks0.80text
and large-scale transaction processinginstance ofis a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks0.80text
IBM Zinstance ofrates traditional mainframes0.80text
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