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back-end

1
Or back·end

[bak-end]

adjective

  1. Computers.,  being or relating to those parts of a computer program, website, system, network, etc., that the user does not see or directly interact with.

    Managed website hosting is for those who do not want to bother with a lot of the back-end stuff like updating apps and enabling automatic backups.

    We’re seeking an experienced back-end developer to help complete the development of our mobile education platform.

  2. being or relating to the part of an organization that operates in the background or out of the public view.

    The library is hoping to streamline many of their back-end administrative processes.

    The back-end legal and financial responsibilities of running a business are significant.

  3. happening or incurred at or near the end of a process or span of time.

    We do not ever charge hidden back-end transaction fees.

    The young pitcher is shaping up to be a great middle or back-end reliever.



back end

2
back-end,

[bak end]

noun

  1. the rear part of something.

    I didn’t think my stage debut would entail playing the back end of a bull!

    My eyes followed the back end of the car, watching it slowly creep up the road and out of sight.

  2. the later part of a process or span of time.

    The team has a chance to turn their season around, but they face a difficult back end of the schedule.

  3. Computers.,  the parts of a computer program, website, system, network, etc., that the user does not see or directly interact with.

    The user information has all been updated in the back end.

    Our engineers can refurbish existing backends internally, improving structure and performance without altering the external behavior of the code.

  4. the part of an organization or process that operates in the background or out of the public view.

    Tell us about the back end of your business, like your accounting and data processing systems.

  5. British.,  the last few months of the year.

    The journal was published at the back end of last year.

back end

noun

  1. dialect,  autumn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of money, costs, etc) required or incurred after a project has been completed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of back-end1

First recorded in 1970–75

Origin of back-end2

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Word History and Origins

Origin of back-end1

from the phrase the back end of the year
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Example Sentences

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The Dodgers don’t have glaring needs this winter, but the back end of the bullpen is one area they will look to upgrade.

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At the back end, its propellers fizzed through the water and left a trail of frothy waves in its wake.

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Somebody has to pay on either the front end or the back end, and it’s always cheaper to pay sooner rather than later.

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That may not sound like much, but bear in mind Cisco brought in zero AI back end system revenue as recently as five quarters ago.

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The back end of Mr. Bird’s book is a romp through the real-estate convulsions of Asia and the U.S.

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