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front end

noun, adj — 4 senses

front end

nounalso spelled front-end
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, end.

Related terms
back end, front-end

front-end

adj
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Relating to the front end or user interface of a hardware or software system.

  • front-end developer
  • front-end framework
2

Business, Finance Of a financial transaction, paid or charged first.

  • front-end fee
  • front-end expenditure
Derived terms
front-end loader, front-end processor

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for front end and front-end.