0 the part of an object or place that is furthest from the front:
1 the last part of a process, series of events, or period of time:
2 the part of a computer system, piece of software, etc., where data is stored or processed rather than the parts that are seen and directly used by the user:
3 relating to the last part of a process, series of events, or period of time:
4 relating to the part of a computer system, piece of software, etc. where data is stored or processed rather than the parts that are seen and directly used by the user:
5 relating to the final parts of a process or project, or to money that you pay when you sell a financial product:
6 relating to the part of a computer program or system that the user does not see or use:
We devised an automatic processing system with a back-end database.
7 the part of a business that does not meet or deal directly with customers, such as manufacturing:
8 the final part of a process, project, period of time, etc.:
9 the part of a computer program or system that deals with data and that the user does not see or control directly:
The shape of the car's back end gives it more drag than most cars.
The emergency exits are at the front and back ends of the train.
The baby and I moved to the back end of the house so the rest of the family could sleep.
About half of this carbon dioxide comes out of the back ends of cattle.
If you cause trouble it might come back and bite you in the back end.
About one third of hospital medication errors happen at the front end, when a doctor prescribes the wrong drug or the wrong dose. But then there is the back end: a medication administered to the wrong patient.
Covering everyone with medical insurance up front would actually save money, he said. "It actually costs us more on the back end."
