An Epilogue is that part of a processing function which cleans up after the main part of work is done The Epilogue is responsible for updating meta-data repositories to report on the success of the process, what new objects were created, etc
Text that appears at the end of a story which brings the reader up to date or offers parting comments, as opposed to a prologue, which appears at the beginning of a story and offers introductory comments
In Greek tragedy, a short concluding scene of certain plays, generally involving a substantial shift of tone or a deus ex machina Today, the epilogue is a concluding scene set substantially beyond the time frame of the rest of the play, in which characters, now somewhat older, reflect on the preceding events
A conclusion added to a literary work such as a novel, play, or long poem It is the opposite of a prologue Often, the epilogue refers to the moral of a fable Sometimes, it is a speech made by one of the actors at the end of a play asking for the indulgence of the critics and the audience Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream contains one of the most famous epilogues Contrast with prologue
a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play