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What (who) is background - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Backgrounds; Background (disambiguation); Bkgd; Background image; Background (film); Background (album); Backround
background
1. <operating system> A task running in the background (a
background task) is detached from the terminal where it was
started (and often running at a lower priority); opposite of
foreground. This means that the task's input and output
must be from/to files (or other processes).
Nowadays this term is primarily associated with Unix, but it
appears to have been first used in this sense on OS/360.
Compare amp off, batch, slopsucker.
2. <jargon> For a human to do a task "in the background" is to
do it whenever foreground matters are not claiming your
undivided attention, and "to background" something means to
relegate it to a lower priority. "For now, we'll just print a
list of nodes and links; I'm working on the graph-printing
problem in the background." Note that this implies ongoing
activity but at a reduced level or in spare time, in contrast
to mainstream "back burner" (which connotes benign neglect
until some future resumption of activity). Some people prefer
to use the term for processing that they have queued up for
their unconscious minds (often a fruitful tack to take upon
encountering an obstacle in creative work).
(1996-05-28)
Background
·noun A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
II. Background ·noun The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
III. Background ·noun Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
IV. Background ·noun Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
background
n.
one's experience, past
1) to check smb.'s background
2) a broad; narrow; rich; specialized background
3) one's academic, educational; cultural; religious background
4) a background for (to have the right background for a job)
rear part of a picture, scene
5) against, on a background (against a dark background)
surroundings
6) an appropriate, fitting background
7) a background to (the music served as a background to the recitation of poetry)
a less important position
8) to relegate smb. to the background
9) in the background (to remain in the background)
history, past
10) an historical background
11) a background to (do you know the background to this case?)
Examples of use of background
1. Background -- Person being photographed should be in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
2. Several agency spokesmen sought to go "on background" in explaining why officials go on background.
3. Usually you watch the stars in a black background. ... The background is blue.
4. Given the nature of this contest, entries on background or even deep background –– as in "government official" –– will be permitted.
5. England came from an impoverished background in West Virginia and that background has fuelled attacks on army recruitment policies.