back-office
adjective
ˈbak-ˈä-fəs 
-ˈȯ-fəs
: of or relating to the inner workings of a business or institution : internal
back-office operations
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Traditional back-office systems will break under cryptocurrency's operational demands.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Seamless connectivity meant that everything from customer and back-office processing to coding and data analytics could be done almost anywhere on earth.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Companies who diversify their supply chains, digitize and automate core business processes and modernize both back-office and B2B integration technologies can turn volatility into opportunity.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Darling and Bright will also serve as co-CEOs of Barclays execution services, the bank’s back-office services company, according to a July 1 statement.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Seamless connectivity meant that everything from customer and back-office processing to coding and data analytics could be done almost anywhere on earth.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025
Companies who diversify their supply chains, digitize and automate core business processes and modernize both back-office and B2B integration technologies can turn volatility into opportunity.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Darling and Bright will also serve as co-CEOs of Barclays execution services, the bank’s back-office services company, according to a July 1 statement.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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