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back end

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Noun

  1. The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).
  2. That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
  3. The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.
  4. Money paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work.
  5. The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials.
  6. Alternative form of back end.

Adjective

  1. Relating to the back end part of a hardware or software system.

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