Meaning of back end | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).
2. That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.
3. The latter end of any given time, especially the latter part of the year; autumn; late autumn.
   Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
4. Money paid on a contingent deferred basis, for example, as a proportion of the profits or revenue of a work.
   usually
5. The processing of spent fuel from a nuclear reactor into reusable materials.

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Examples

“The back end⟳ of the operation is kept out of sight of the customers.”

“Together, the MathDocument and PaperController classes comprise the MathPaper application's front end⟳, while the Evaluator makes up the application's back end⟳. This technique of having separate⟳ front and back ends is a common […]”

“I'll see⟳ you on the back end⟳ of tomorrow.”

I'll see you tomorrow evening/night.

“so-called “back end⟳” deals is speculative at best. Ideally, the author or book publisher will secure a percentage of gross revenues rather than net profits, but such deals are rare indeed.”

“How does the taking of “back end⟳” compensation affect⟳ the creative control⟳ asserted by an actor?”

“That kind of money, he can get⟳ a piece of anybody's back end⟳ he wants." “It's an industry phrase. Means if the picture is a big hit, he gets a share⟳ of the profits, sometimes even a percentage of gross.”

“[…] Miramax was going to buy⟳ out the U.S. and Canadian rights to the picture and terminate everyone else's participation for a payout that included a guaranteed amount for the back end⟳, as well as bonuses if the film exceeded certain levels of U.S. box office performance.”

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