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Backgrounding

🔄 Synonyms of "Backgrounding"

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Word	Definition
background processingnoun	(computing) The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backgrounding"

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Word	Definition
background processingnoun	(computing) The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.
backdropnoun	The setting or background of an acted performance.
backroundnoun	Misspelling of background. [One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.]
groundnoun	The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
backliningnoun	(uncountable, music) The positioning of amplifiers behind the performers when playing on a stage.
backgroundernoun	(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
background investigationnoun	A background check.
backfillnoun	The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
backstorynoun	The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
underneathnoun	Below; in a place beneath.
backdatingnoun	The act by which something is backdated.
back projectionnoun	(film) A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.
backprojectionnoun	Alternative form of back projection. [(film) A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.]
backscreennoun	A screen that is placed behind something (such as a projector)
basisnoun	A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
underpinningnoun	(figurative) A basis for something.
prefixingverb	The act by which something is prefixed.
backward	Indicating position or direction.
back annonoun	(radio, informal) An announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
groundworknoun	The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.