后端 (hòuduān): backend (computing)

Meanings

1 backend (computing)
2 server-side

Characters

后

Examples

他是做后端开发的。

Tā shì zuò hòuduān kāifā de.

He does backend development.

前端和后端要配合好。

Qiánduān hé hòuduān yào pèihé hǎo.

The frontend and backend need to work together well.

Tips

usage

Tech jargon paired with 前端 (frontend). 后端工程师 = backend engineer. In non-tech contexts 后端 can also mean 'back end' in the literal sense (the rear portion of something).

Stroke Order

后 hòu

端 duān

Related Words

服务端 fúwùduān

server-side (computing) / backend

服务器端 fúwùqìduān

server-side (computing)

后台 hòutái HSK 7 #4,537

backstage / backend (of a system); admin panel / backing; behind-the-scenes support

客户端 kèhùduān

client (computing) / client-side

后院 hòuyuàn #4,943

backyard / rear courtyard

后门 hòumén #4,259

back door / backdoor (connections; under-the-table dealings)

后备 hòubèi HSK 7 #3,959

reserve; backup; standby

后退 hòutuì HSK 7 #3,719

to retreat; to step back; to move backward

后果 hòuguǒ HSK 3 #2,582

consequences / aftermath / result

后代 hòudài HSK 7 #6,963

descendant / offspring / later generation