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front-end

front-end is the alternative form of front end.

Adjective

front-end (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the front end or user interface of a hardware or software system.
    • front-end developer
    • front-end framework
    Antonyms:
    back-end
  2. Of a financial transaction, paid or charged first.
    • front-end fee
    • front-end expenditure

Meaning of front end

Noun

front end (plural front ends)

  1. That 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.

Antonyms of front-end

Forms of front-end

pluralfront-ends

Words formed from front-end

Phrases with front-end

Questions about front-end

What does front-end mean?
Front-end means relating to the front end or user interface of a hardware or software system.
What is front-end the alternative form of?
Front-end is the alternative form of front end.
What part of speech is front-end?
Front-end is an adjective.

Words near front-end in the dictionary

  1. front-benchers
  2. front-desk
  3. front-desked
  4. front-desking
  5. front-desks
  6. front-end
  7. front-end loader
  8. front-end loaders
  9. front-end processor
  10. front-end processors
  11. front-ends

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Adapted from Wiktionary: front-end (page history and authors); front end (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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