backgrounds

noun

  1. 1

    One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

    “The lawyer had a background in computer science.”
  2. 2

    A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

  3. 3

    Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.

  4. 4

    A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).

    “The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.”
  5. 5

    The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).

  6. 6

    A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

    “The antivirus program is running in the background.”

verb

  1. 1

    To put in a position that is not prominent.

  2. 2

    To gather and provide background information (on).

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