Complete Definition of "background"

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Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.

#:The lawyer had a background in computer science.

  1. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject. Context.
  2. Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
  3. A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground.)

#:There was tons of noise in the background.
#:The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.

  1. computing: (Windows): The solid color that provides contrast with items (usually icons) appearing on it.
  2. computing: Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user

#:The antivirus program is running in the background.

Translations
trans-top|social heritage
Finnish: tausta
Hebrew: רקע (reqa) m
Italian: formazione f, istruzione m
trans-mid
Portuguese: instrução f
Spanish: formación f
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trans-top|part of picture
French: arrière-plan m
Hebrew: רקע (reqa) m
Italian: sfondo m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (haikei)
Korean: t|ko|ë°°ê²½|tr=baegyeong
Portuguese: fundo m
Spanish: fondo m
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trans-top|information
Finnish: taustatieto
Hebrew: רקע (reqa) m
Italian: storia f, antefatto m
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (haikei)
Korean: t|ko|����|tr=yebijisik
Portuguese: antecedente m
Spanish: antecedente m
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trans-top|less important feature
French: fond m
Italian: secondo piano m
Japanese: �� (haikei)
trans-mid
Korean: t|ko|ë°°ê²½|tr=baegyeong
Portuguese: segundo plano m
Spanish: segundo plano m
trans-bottom

trans-top|Windows background color
Finnish: taustaväri
Italian: sfondo m
trans-mid
Korean: t|ko|���|tr=batangsaek
Portuguese: plano de fundo m
Spanish: color de fondo m
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trans-top|activity
Finnish: tausta
Korean: t|ko|백그���|tr=baekgeuraundeu
trans-mid
Portuguese: segundo plano m
Spanish: segundo plano m
trans-bottom

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