back end
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
noun
The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.
British usage
noun
Money paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work.
noun
The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials.
Example Sentences
- "The back end of the operation is kept out of sight of the customers."
- "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 […]"
- "I'll see you on the back end of tomorrow."
- "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?"
- "That kind of money, he can get a piece of anybody's back end he wants." “It's an industry phrase. Means if the picture is a big hit, he gets a share of the profits, sometimes even a percentage of gross."
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
back ends (plural)
back-end (alternative)
backend (alternative)
backen' (alternative)
back-en' (alternative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
look like the back end of a bus
front end