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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If generative AI technology remains confined to billing support and back-office automation, the opportunity to transform American healthcare will be lost.
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Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Winning companies reimagine workflows entirely, pairing bold bets, such as back-office automation, with grassroots wins, such as custom GPTs for everyday tasks.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The former provides back-office support, such as accounting services, and the latter provides property management and IT.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
The group is meant to provide back-office services to content creators who already have large followings.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Winning companies reimagine workflows entirely, pairing bold bets, such as back-office automation, with grassroots wins, such as custom GPTs for everyday tasks.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The former provides back-office support, such as accounting services, and the latter provides property management and IT.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
The group is meant to provide back-office services to content creators who already have large followings.
—Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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