Что (кто) такое big iron - определение
big iron
1960 SONG PERFORMED BY MARTY ROBBINS
Big iron
<jargon> (Or "heavy metal [Cambridge ]) Large, expensive,
ultra-fast computers. Used generally of number crunching
supercomputers such as Crays, but can include more
conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. The term
implies approval, in contrast to "dinosaur".
[Jargon File ]
(2000-11-09)
Mainframe computer
![Operator's console for an [[IBM 701]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM 701console.jpg?width=200 "Operator's console for an [[IBM 701]]")
![An [[IBM System z9]] mainframe](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM System Z9 (type 2094 front).jpg?width=200 "An [[IBM System z9]] mainframe")
![Inside an [[IBM System z9]] mainframe](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM System Z9 (type 2094 inside).jpg?width=200 "Inside an [[IBM System z9]] mainframe")
![A pair of IBM mainframes. On the left is the [[IBM z Systems]] z13. On the right is the [[IBM LinuxONE]] Rockhopper.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IBM z13 and LinuxONE Rockhopper.jpg?width=200 "A pair of IBM mainframes. On the left is the [[IBM z Systems]] z13. On the right is the [[IBM LinuxONE]] Rockhopper.")
COMPUTERS USED PRIMARILY BY LARGE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
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A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe 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 large as a supercomputer and has more processing power than some other classes of computers, such as minicomputers, servers, workstations, and personal computers.
mainframe
COMPUTERS USED PRIMARILY BY LARGE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
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¦ noun
1. a large high-speed computer, especially one supporting numerous workstations or peripherals.
2. the central processing unit and primary memory of a computer.
Примеры произношения для big iron
1. They sold big iron.
The Friendly Orange Glow - The Untold Story of the PLATO System _ Brian Dear _ Talks at Google
2. and you compare it to the standard big iron
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3. IBM came in with one of its big, iron machines
The Friendly Orange Glow - The Untold Story of the PLATO System _ Brian Dear _ Talks at Google
4. was dominated by what we call "big iron."
Rookie Smarts _ Liz Wiseman _ Talks at Google
5. This big iron claw comes down into everybody's lives,
The Rule of Nobody _ Philip Howard _ Talks at Google
Примеры употребления для big iron
1. But IBM changed from a supplier that depended on shipping "big iron" to one selling software and services.
2. I wanted to maintain the tradition of the space." The result is still unmistakably a castle: Many guest rooms have arched, carved wood doors with big iron knobs in the middle; off–white bedspreads are accented by regal red–and–pink pillows and dust ruffles; beds are bedecked with golden headboards and canopies.