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noun 
  1. One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
The lawyer had a 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 .
The photographer let us pick a 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 .
Translations: 
  • Italian: sfondo
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: segundo plano
    (trans-bottom)
  • French: fond
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