peaarvutiga
Peaarvutiga is a term used in Estonian computing to describe a paradigm in which a central main computer, or peaarvuti, performs the primary processing work while user devices function mainly as input/output terminals. The term combines the Estonian word for “main” or “central” with “arvuti” (computer) and the instrumental suffix -ga, roughly translating to “with the main computer.” It is often used to refer to systems where the heavy lifting happens on the central machine, and end-user workstations rely on it for execution and data storage.
Historically, peaarvutiga is associated with terminal-based or timesharing configurations that were common in the mid- to
In modern contexts, peaarvutiga is largely of historical or specialized relevance. Contemporary computing tends to favor