back end

== English == === Alternative forms === back-end, backend backen', back-en' (Scotland) === Noun === back end (plural back ends) The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something). (computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface. Antonym: front end (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn. (entertainment, etc.) Money paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work. The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== front end