Mainframe

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Mainframes are machines where all computing is performed centrally, and because the only output and input (and do not process) the user terminals are called the dumb terminals.

Mainframes are computers used for sensitive applications predominantly by large corporations, usually bulk data processing like census. Examples include banks, airlines, insurance companies and educational institutions.