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Front end

Meaning in web development, with examples

/ˈfrʌnt ˌend/nounCore term

In web development, front end means: The part of a website or web app that users see and interact with in the browser, built mainly with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

In Turkish: ön yüz, frontend, ön uç

How it is used

Used in job titles, team names and planning meetings. Before a noun it is written with a hyphen (front-end developer, front-end code); many companies simply write frontend as one word.

Example sentences

  1. The API is ready, but the front end still shows the old prices.

  2. We're hiring two front-end developers who know React.

Common collocations

  • front-end developer
  • front-end code
  • work on the front end
  • front-end framework
  • 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.
  • full stackCovering both the front end and the back end of a web application, from the user interface to the server and the database.
  • browserA program such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge that downloads web pages and turns their code into the screens people read and use.
  • frameworkA ready-made set of code, tools and rules for building applications, such as Angular, Vue, Next.js or Laravel, that shapes how a project is organized.

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