How to Say "Back End" in Spanish

dorsal

/doɾˈsal/masculine

In computing, the English phrase 'back end' is translated into Spanish as dorsal. Wiktionary also lists motor.

Meaning: computing: part of a system that is farthest from the user (noun)

Ways to say it

“back end” in Spanish
Spanish	IPA	Note
dorsal	/doɾˈsal/	masculine
motor	/moˈtoɾ/	masculine, parasynonym

In a computing context, these terms refer to the part of a system that is farthest from the user.

While dorsal is the primary term provided, motor is a parasynonym, meaning it is a related word that can be used in similar contexts.

In Mexico, it is common to use the anglicism el back end to describe this part of a system.

Both dorsal and motor are masculine nouns.

/doɾˈsal/

Outside of computing, the word dorsal is most commonly used in biology to describe the back of an animal, such as the aleta dorsal or dorsal fin of a shark.
While dorsal is used for the 'back end', the Spanish word for the 'front end' is often frontal, creating a anatomical pairing of 'front' and 'back' in technical terminology.
The word motor can act as an adjective in Spanish to describe a person or event that provides the driving force for a social or political movement.

Necesito un programador experto en el lado del servidor para desarrollar la parte interna de mi sitio web.
I need an expert programmer in the back end to develop the inner part of my website.

Two developers are discussing a bug in their software.

Daniel

Sofía, ¿está listo el dorsal del proyecto?
Sofía, is the back end of the project ready?
Sofía

Casi, Daniel, pero hay un error en el dorsal.
Almost, Daniel, but there is an error in the back end.
Daniel

¿Puedes arreglarlo hoy mismo?
Can you fix it today?
Sofía

Sí, lo solucionaré en una hora.
Yes, I will solve it in one hour.

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