"front end" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: front ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front end (plural front ends)
  1. (computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: user interface Translations (that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user): frontal [masculine] (Catalan), 前端 (qiánduān) (Chinese Mandarin), käyttöliittymä (Finnish), selainpuoli (english: web applications) (Finnish), frontal (english: hardware) [masculine] (French), front-end [masculine] [software, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (French), Front-End [neuter] (German), フロントエンド (furontoendo) (Japanese), вне́шний интерфе́йс (vnéšnij intɛrféjs) [masculine] (Russian), фронт-э́нд (front-énd) [masculine] (Russian), frontal [masculine] (Spanish), interfaz [feminine, parasynonym] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-front_end-en-noun-Ynl5CDYC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'that part of a hardware or software system that is closest to the user': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, end. Synonyms: front-end, frontend Related terms: back end, front-end [adjective]
    Sense id: en-front_end-en-noun-mxfwsR1L

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