background

verb

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relatively distant and unimportant element
previous experience or training in a field
picture used as negative space on a screen
the conditions that prevail, underlie, and/or predispose another condition or event

Pronunciation: /ˈbæk(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/ / /ˈba(k)ɡɾɑwɳɖ/

Etymology: From back + ground. Compare backstory.

Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
“background noise”
“The antivirus program runs on a background thread.”

Etymology: From back + ground. Compare backstory.

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
“The lawyer had a background in computer science.”
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
“Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world — camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.”
An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
“There was tons of noise in the background.”
“The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.”
The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
“The antivirus program is running in the background.”
Ellipsis of background radiation.
“low-background”