backend
English meaning: Backend
Definition
The part of a software system that runs on the server and handles data and logic.
Example
“The backend processes payments and stores orders while the frontend shows the menu.”
Another example: “The slow page load was caused by a bug in the backend, not the design.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The server-side part of a software system handling data and logic, hidden from users. A software-development term, informal-to-neutral within the field. Also written "back-end" or "back end". Jargon outside tech.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of 'back' and 'end', from software architecture.
Synonyms
- server side
Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
Common Collocations
- backend developer
- backend system
- backend code
- backend logic
- backend server
Word Forms
backend / back-end (n/adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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