Definition of back end
noun
the end of something that is farthest from the front or the working end:the back end of the car swung around chiefly
British the latter part of a period of time or process:the book takes us up to the back end of last year
adjective
[attributive] 1relating to the end or outcome of a project, process, or investment:many annuities have back-end surrender charges
2 Computing denoting a subordinate processor or program, not directly accessed by the user, which performs a specialized function on behalf of a main processor or software system:a back-end database server
