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backend

  • a variation of back-end.
    back end
    noun
    the rear part of something.

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We are also generally strong security engineers and take care to secure our backend infrastructure in a variety of ways.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

In the Guthrie case, authorities said the video was “recovered from residual data located in backend systems.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Patel said the videos were found in “residual data located in backend systems.”

From Salon Feb. 10, 2026

Patel said in a post on X that the video was recovered from “residual data located in backend systems.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2026

Dimple and Rishi had spent every day in between fine-tuning Dimple’s initial wireframe prototype, making sure they were ready to begin working on the backend of things.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon