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Quick definitions from WordNet (background)
▸ noun: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
▸ noun: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training ("He is a lawyer with a sports background")
▸ noun: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem ("The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident")
▸ noun: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ("He posed her against a background of rolling hills")
▸ noun: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation ("When the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background")
▸ noun: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured ("They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals")
▸ noun: scenery hung at back of stage
▸ noun: the state of the environment in which a situation exists
▸ verb: understate the importance or quality of
▸ Also see backgrounds
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▸ noun: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
▸ noun: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training ("He is a lawyer with a sports background")
▸ noun: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem ("The embassy filled him in on the background of the incident")
▸ noun: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ("He posed her against a background of rolling hills")
▸ noun: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation ("When the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background")
▸ noun: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured ("They got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals")
▸ noun: scenery hung at back of stage
▸ noun: the state of the environment in which a situation exists
▸ verb: understate the importance or quality of
▸ Also see backgrounds
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to background
▸ Usage examples for background
▸ Idioms related to background (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing background
▸ Words that often appear near background
▸ Rhymes of background
▸ Invented words related to background