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Principal Computer Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MAINFRAME which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room

• (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

20%8Principal file in a computer system
noun

• (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

19%4 Insect that shorted out an early computer, spawning the term "computer bug"
noun

• typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

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The Guardian Quick07 Jul 2005 Down 11
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