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Back-end

The back-end brings together the logic, services and data access that keep an application running

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

What it is and how it works

It handles processes such as authentication, validation and business operations. It communicates with other layers through defined interfaces. Security must be applied in this part of the system, rather than relying solely on checks carried out in the browser.

Variants and linked concepts

  • Back-end development. Back-end development is the work of building and maintaining that logic, its services and secure access to data.

Related concepts

Back-end: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino