backend

back-end · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (computing) The part of a computer system or application that is not directly accessed by users, typically responsible for storing and manipulating data.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Relating to the server-side portion of a software system.

  3. 3.

    The rear or latter part of something.

Forms

plural: backends

Related words

Antonyms: frontend
See also: database, frontend, server
Synonyms: server-side

Etymology

From English compound of back + end, used in computing since the 1980s to distinguish server-side operations from client-facing interfaces.