0 the part of an object, place, or animal that is furthest from the back:
1 the first part of a process, series of events, or period of time:
2 the parts of a computer, piece of software, or website that are seen and directly used by the user:
3 used to describe a charge that investors pay at the time when they put money into some types of investment:
The back end of a car actually has more effect on drag than the front end.
The front end of the star creates a shock wave as it pushes forward.
The information was there early enough - before the session and at the front end of the session.
We need to know the costs on the front end so we can adequately allocate our financial resources.
We need to focus on the front end to prevent the crime from happening.
We had problems with the front end of our website but those are now solved.
The appearance of the index on screen, the "front end" to use the jargon, depends on several factors.
