Computers
Mainframes and computers are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mainframes" instead a noun "Computers".
Mainframes
Computers and mainframes are semantically related. You can use "Computers" instead a noun "Mainframes".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- While more common in the era of Mainframes and Minicomputers, the practice of giving computers clever pet names still remains popular among hardcore computer enthusiasts and IT departments.
Source: Names Given to Computers - Bizarrely, at the same time, machines actually considered to be "computers" are big mainframes and often use things like punch cards and microfilm, and cannot even come close to the cognitive capabilities of a robot.
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Most Mainframes and Minicomputers used core memory, and it was ingrained into the minds of the people who worked on them to such extent that even now you can meet a situation when the word "core" is used as a synonym for RAM, even though computers in general haven't used it since The '70s.
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