🖥️ Hidden system part 🖥️ Not user-facing 🚗 Rear part

backend

7 4.1

The part of a computer system that runs on servers and handles user data

noun
/ˈbækˌɛnd/

Specialized

: backend

So basically, we decided to replace the whole backend code of that page.

Examples

Go will be used together with PostgreSQL and Redis for backend data crunching and efficient API calls.

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She specializes in creating a secure backend infrastructure for web applications.
Most websites function more as a backend control panel for your web presence.

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I wanted to send all the requests for the same content to the same backend server.

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Promoboxx focused on creating a flexible backend to handle the needs of each specific dealer.

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The developers are updating the backend system to improve website performance.
Our team is responsible for maintaining the backend services that support the online platform.

Synonyms

back end

vsbackend

Specialized

5 3.7

The part of a program that runs on a server and stores and processes data

is the general part working behind the scenes, not directly accessed by users

Surface Forms

backend singular

backends plural

Morphology

backend = back + end (semi-transparent) = back + end

A straightforward compound 'back' + 'end' whose literal meaning ('rear part') is clear, but its technical extension to 'server-side' computing is specialized and not automatically inferred by all learners.

Etymology

Backend comes from back 'the rear' and end 'final part'. As a noun in computing, it means the systems and code that run 'behind the scenes' of a website or app, not what users interact with.