background

  1. Noun.  One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
  2. Noun.  A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
  3. Noun.  Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
  4. Noun.  A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground.).
  5. Noun.  (computing) The image or color, over which a computer's desktop items are show (e.g. icons or application windows).
  6. Noun.  (computing) Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
  7. Verb.  To put in a position that is not prominent.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.