The interface that the end-users interact with directly.
A central Personal Computer (PC) on an energy management system; a user-friendly interface to enable access to more complex programs (e.g., using a spreadsheet to access a database program).
analysis The "front end" phase of the ISD or SAT process in which the job is analyzed, tasks are selected for training, task performance measures are constructed, existing courses are reviewed, and the instructional setting tentatively determined.
The component of the compiler that parses source code and issues warning and error messages. See also See also back-end..
a GUI interface that makes using DOSBox a little easier
Shorthand term for the operator interface or application-specific aspects of a program. (7/96)
The website's user interface - the part that people see and interact with directly. See also "Back end" in this glossary.
The component of an interactive application program that is typically executed on the client's personal computer.
(Tour): the free preview area of a subscriber based site. Some companies create several different front-ends for the same site.
A "front-end" application is one that application users interact with directly.
An interface, typically graphics-based, between a computer terminal and the user.
The interface of a web site or eCommerce shop is commonly referred to as "The Front-End".
The part of a program or process that the user interfaces with and controls. See also back-end.
information, which sees the buyer on the website of the salesman. Front-End makes it possible for buyers to interact with the electronic basket, the data base, and to also pay purchases.
Front-end load funds charge a commision to buy fund shares. .
The front-end is the part of the application that the user interacts with. Its opposite is back-end, the part of a computer application that performs an essential task not apparent to the user. The back-end and front-end may be located on the same computer, or they may be linked across a network or the Internet. Relative to a client/server network, the back-end is likely to be the server and the front-end is likely to be the client. Relative to a database, the back-end might be the advanced code that drives the database, and the front-end might be the form where the user enters data or pushes a button to generate a report. Source: Foldoc: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
The visible, user entry part of an application. Access can act as a front-end with the forms, reports, and queries attached to a back-end database on another system such as SQL Server.
Web site that your visitors (or registered users) see. See also Back-end (Administrator Back-end).
an interface that provides the visible face for a larger back-end entity. The front-end ordinarily does not perform substantial processing, but rather directs or controls the processing. zLaunch, zScript and zOpen allows you to use Director as a front-end in software samplers, or other projects requiring external applications.
The user interface that appears on a web page, which allows a visitor to the site to interact with dynamic features, including databases, shopping-cart programs, and online purchase processing software. FrontPage See MS FrontPage
The part of a program that interacts directly with the user. A front-end can also be a separate program that acts as a user-friendly interface for more difficult environments for example, HTML is considered a front-end for the Internet. Similarly, a LAN can distribute a front-end to workstations in order for users to interact with a back-end application on the file server.