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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This is especially true for back-office and on-site teams.
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Bekhruz Nagzibekov, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Recipients can use the money for statewide initiatives or pass it on to local museum and library institutions for expenses such as staff training and back-office software.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Well, the back-office operations, a lot of the more arcane things are very labor-intensive.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025
The FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection, and back-office support services.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Bekhruz Nagzibekov, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Recipients can use the money for statewide initiatives or pass it on to local museum and library institutions for expenses such as staff training and back-office software.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
Well, the back-office operations, a lot of the more arcane things are very labor-intensive.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 24 Mar. 2025
The FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection, and back-office support services.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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