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Analog for 'side', but for front vs. rear [duplicate]

I wish to name a property that expresses whether something is in the front or at the rear. This term has to be used together with 'side' without causing ambiguity. Much like 'side' can be left or ...
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"Male/female" is to "gender" as "man/woman" is to what?

What is the hypernym for man and woman? I don't think it is gender because that would've been male and female.
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"Left" and "right" are to "side" as "front" and "rear" are to what?

Is there an equivalent word to "side" when speaking of the front or rear of something (e.g. a car)? So, a mechanic might say: You damaged your wing-mirror? Ok, which side? ... or... You ...
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"Sender" is to "receiver" as "distributor" is to what?

I'm looking for a word that means the party being distributed to by a distributor. I'm in the film industry. There are wholesalers and distributors. Even though both roles could be called wholesaling,...
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