Snowflake (heraldry) Snowflake (heraldry) The snowflake or "snow crystal", is a charge in heraldry. The display in coats of arms is following a strictly stylized form of the natural six pointed crystal form of a snowflake. In older heraldic literature, this charge is not to be seen. In modern heraldry, the snowflake is most used in northern Europe, in arms in Sweden, Norway and Finland, where it alludes to the meteorological features of the lands. Otherwise, it also is a symbol for winter, and together with the sun the changing seasons ("e.g." In the arms of Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, ), or locally
Front and back ends end and a back end. The "front" is an abstraction, simplifying the underlying component by providing a user-friendly interface, while the "back" usually handles business logic and data storage. In telecommunication, the "front" can be considered a device or service, while the "back" is the infrastructure that supports provision of service. A rule of thumb is that the front (or "client") side is any component manipulated by the user. The server-side (or "back end") code usually resides on the server, often far removed physically from the user. Another way to understand the difference between the two is to understand the