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5. The Backend

Radu Nicoara1  
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Berlin, Germany
 

The backend is the part of the application that happens entirely inside of the server. This is the part that holds the information needed to run the website, the part that processes it, and that displays it for the users. The backend is the system that remembers your data, even if you log in from a different machine, and that informs you about your friend’s updates on your feed page, about new job postings, or about events around your area.

The Setup (Optional)

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