front end

noun

That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

Similar
user interfacefrontforepart
Opposite
back end
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Meanings

nounfront end (plural front ends)

plural front ends · alternative front-end · alternative frontend

  1. computingThat part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

    Synonyms: user interface · Antonyms: back end

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThat part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

Similar
user interface
Opposite
back end

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe side that is forward or prominent

Similar
frontforepart
Broader
sideface
Also see
forepartfront

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan frontal
  • frontalthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Chinese Mandarin 前端
  • 前端 (qiánduān)that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Finnish käyttöliittymä, selainpuoli
  • käyttöliittymäthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
  • selainpuolithat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
French frontal, front-end
  • frontalthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
  • front-endthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
German Front-End
  • Front-Endthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Japanese フロントエンド
  • フロントエンド (furontoendo)that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Persian پیشا
  • پیشاthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Russian вне́шний интерфе́йс, фронт-э́нд
  • вне́шний интерфе́йс (vnéšnij intɛrféjs)that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
  • фронт-э́нд (front-énd)that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
Spanish frontal, interfaz
  • frontalthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
  • interfazthat part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user
  • parte delanteraTranslations
  • extremo frontalTranslations
  • cabo anteriorTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

front end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20end

MLA

“front end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20end. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “front end,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20end.

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