back end

back endnoun

• 1

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

  • The back end of the operation is kept out of sight of the customers.
• 2

  computingengineeringmathematicsThat part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.

  • Together, the MathDocument and PaperController classes comprise the MathPaper application's front end, while the Evaluator makes up the application's back end. This technique of having separate front and back ends is a common […]
• 3

  dialectalThe latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.

  • I'll see you on the back end of tomorrow.
• 4

  entertainmentlifestyleMoney paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work.

  • so-called “back end” deals is speculative at best. Ideally, the author or book publisher will secure a percentage of gross revenues rather than net profits, but such deals are rare indeed.
  • How does the taking of “back end” compensation affect the creative control asserted by an actor?
• 5

  The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials.