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Definition of frontend

frontend

/ˈfrʌnt.ɛnd/
front · end

Plural:frontends
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frontend Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Relating to the user-facing interface or client-side architecture of a website, software application, or computer system.

Example

"She works as a frontend developer specializing in responsive web design and accessibility."


2

Occurring at, relating to, or payable at the beginning of a financial transaction, business process, or project.

Example

"The mutual fund charges a frontend fee whenever an investor purchases new shares."

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• noun

1

The part of a computer system, website, or software application that interacts directly with the user and presents data received from the underlying server.

Example

"The engineering team redesigned the application's frontend to make navigation much simpler for customers."


2

The initial stage of a compiler that analyzes source code for syntax and semantics before converting it into an intermediate representation.

Example

"The compiler's frontend parses the source code and checks for syntax errors before code generation begins."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Frontend. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/frontend
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