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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Coast Guard leaders, overly committed to their ideas, made things worse by refusing to consider the pesky back-office things required to fully implement the Coast Guard’s shift to a bigger and more complex helicopter.
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Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has eliminated one hundred staff members from its New York headquarters, focusing on back-office employees, junior staffers, and top-level specialists across a variety of departments.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has cut 100 staff members from its offices in New York, with the majority of cuts including back-office works, junior staffers, and specialists in various departments, the auction house confirmed to ARTnews Wednesday.
—Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
While regulatory hurdles, clinician adoption and integration challenges might slow down clinical applications, using AI to simplify back-office processes could quickly yield profound benefits.
—Patrick (pj) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has eliminated one hundred staff members from its New York headquarters, focusing on back-office employees, junior staffers, and top-level specialists across a variety of departments.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has cut 100 staff members from its offices in New York, with the majority of cuts including back-office works, junior staffers, and specialists in various departments, the auction house confirmed to ARTnews Wednesday.
—Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
While regulatory hurdles, clinician adoption and integration challenges might slow down clinical applications, using AI to simplify back-office processes could quickly yield profound benefits.
—Patrick (pj) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Back-office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-office. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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