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Background processing

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application. uncountable
  2. 2
    the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system wordnet

Etymology

background + processing

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