Back-end Definition

băkĕnd
adjective
Of or relating to the final phase of a project or process.
Back-end charges.
American Heritage

Designating or of a deferred charge payable at the end of a financial arrangement, as a load paid by an investor in certain mutual funds when the shares are sold.

Webster's New World
Of or relating to the part of a software system or online service that the user does not interact with and that is usually accessible only to programmers or administrators.
Back-end software.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the internal operations of an organization that are not accessible or visible to the general public.
Back-end logistics.
American Heritage
noun

The rear, back, or invisible portion (of something).

The back end of the operation is kept out of sight of the customers.
Wiktionary

(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user.

Wiktionary

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.

Wiktionary
Alternative form of back end.
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Other Word Forms of Back-end

Noun

Singular:
back-end
Plural:
back-ends

Origin of Back-end

  • From back- +"Ž end.

    From Wiktionary

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