background

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background (plural backgrounds)

1. One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.

   The lawyer had a background in computer science.

2. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
3. Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
4. 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.

5. (computing) The image or color, over which a computer's desktop items are show (e.g. icons or application windows).
6. (computing) Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user

   The antivirus program is running in the background.

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