foreground

  1. Noun.  The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
  2. Noun.  The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
  3. Noun.  (computing) the application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
  4. Verb.  To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).

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