backend

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A form of back end — The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).

OriginEnglish end ← Middle English ende ← Old English ende →
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Meanings

nounbackend (plural backends)

plural backends

  1. alternativeAlternative form of back end.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  9. Proto-Germanic*andijaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*andī
  11. Old Englishende
  12. Middle Englishende
  13. Englishend
  14. Englishbackend

From back + end.

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APA

backend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backend

MLA

“backend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backend. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backend.

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