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Background

//ˈbæk(ɡ)ɹaʊnd// adj, noun, verb

Adjective

1
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. not-comparable
"background noise"

Noun

1
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. countable, uncountable
"The lawyer had a background in computer science."
2
scenery hung at back of stage wordnet
3
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. countable, uncountable
"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."
4
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear wordnet
5
An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role. countable, uncountable

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a person's social heritage: previous experience or training wordnet
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Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history. countable, uncountable
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information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem wordnet
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A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground). countable, uncountable
"There was tons of noise in the background."
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the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground wordnet
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The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows). countable, uncountable
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relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation wordnet
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A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user. countable, uncountable
"The antivirus program is running in the background."
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extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured wordnet
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Ellipsis of background radiation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"low-background"
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the state of the environment in which a situation exists wordnet

Verb

1
To place in the background. transitive
"Ha! I see Venus’ transit now;—lo! a new planet there;—and behind all, an infinite starry nebulousness, as if thy being were backgrounded by some spangled vail of mystery."
2
simple past and past participle of backgrind form-of, participle, past
3
understate the importance or quality of wordnet
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To put in a position that is not prominent. figuratively, transitive
"One aspect of the story that appears interesting is that the alleged rapist and victim are only referred to by name together in the same sentence once. In all the other sentences, one receives more focus, while the other is backgrounded."
5
To gather and provide background information (on).

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To increase the weight and immunity of (a calf) by feeding with forage and grains, as an intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot. transitive

Etymology 1

From back + ground. Compare backstory.

Etymology 2

From back + ground. Compare backstory.

Etymology 3

From back + ground. Compare backstory.

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