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Full stack

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

adjectiveCore term

In software engineering, full stack means: Covering both the front end and the back end of a web application, from the user interface to the server and the database.

In Turkish: full stack, tam yığın, uçtan uca

How it is used

Mostly used in job titles and CVs (full-stack developer, full-stack engineer). It also works as a noun phrase: 'She works across the full stack.'

Example sentences

  1. As a full-stack developer, I write both the React pages and the Node.js API.

  2. Small startups often look for full-stack engineers who can ship a feature alone.

Common collocations

  • full-stack developer
  • full-stack engineer
  • full-stack framework
  • work across the full stack
  • front endThe part of a website or web app that users see and interact with in the browser, built mainly with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  • back endThe server side of a website or app that users do not see: it stores data, runs business logic and sends the front end what it needs.
  • frameworkA ready-made structure for building applications that gives you rules, tools and common parts, so you only write the code that is specific to your product.

This word in other fields

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