back-office
/ˌbæk ˈɒfɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌbæk ˈɑːfɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbak-ˈä-fəs -ˈȯ-fəs/ (ame, mw)
back-office — noun
1. In a company or organization, the department or section that handles administrat
In a company or organization, the department or section that handles administration, record-keeping, technology support, and other behind-the-scenes work, rather than engaging with clients face-to-face.
Gabriel works in the back-office, where he manages the company's payroll system for over three hundred employees.
in the back-office
After the merger, the entire back-office was moved to a new building across town to save rent.
Every morning, Folami walks past the front desk to reach the back-office where she processes loan applications.
Haruto's promotion from the back-office to a client-facing role surprised his colleagues.
Vikram spent Saturday morning in the back-office reconciling the monthly sales figures.
- administration
broader term for all management and organizing work, not limited to non-customer-facing areas
- operations
can include production and logistics beyond purely administrative support
- internal affairs
more formal and often used in government or institutional contexts
- front office
the customer-facing part of a business
back-office — adjective
1. Describing tasks, systems, or roles linked to an organization's internal adminis
Describing tasks, systems, or roles linked to an organization's internal administrative work, as opposed to customer-facing activity.
The manager asked Neha to take over all back-office tasks like scheduling and inventory management.
back-office tasks
Layla prefers back-office work because she enjoys organizing data rather than giving sales presentations.
back-office work
The company hired a new team to upgrade their back-office systems for better efficiency.
Mateo spent the morning doing back-office paperwork while his colleagues met with clients.
Amelia spent the afternoon on back-office tasks, checking invoices and updating employee records.
- administrative
broader — can include customer-facing admin work, whereas back-office specifically excludes direct client contact
- internal
emphasizes the inside-versus-outside distinction
- front-office
relating to customer-facing operations
- client-facing
describing roles or tasks that involve direct interaction with customers