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Background
Background Back"ground`, n. [Back, a. + ground.]
1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as
opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a
portrait or group of figures.
Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into
foreground, middle distance, and background.
--Fairholt.
3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a
background of red hangings.
4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
I fancy there was a background of grinding and
waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly
finished . . . performance. --Mrs.
Alexander.
A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.
Meaning of Background from wikipedia
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Background may
refer to:
Background actor Background artist Background light Background music Background...
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Foreground and
background or
background and
foreground may
refer to:
Background, foreground,
sideground and
postground intellectual property, distinct...
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Background radiation is a
measure of the
level of
ionizing radiation present in the
environment at a
particular location which is not due to deliberate...
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Background noise or
ambient noise is any
sound other than the
sound being monitored (primary sound).
Background noise is a form of
noise pollution or...
- The
cosmic microwave background (CMB, CMBR), or
relic radiation, is
microwave radiation that
fills all
space in the
observable universe. With a standard...
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Background independence is a
condition in
theoretical physics that
requires the
defining equations of a
theory to be
independent of the
actual shape of...
- A
background check is a
process used by an
organisation or
person to
verify that an
individual is who they
claim to be, and
check their past
record to...
- A
background process is a
computer process that runs
behind the
scenes (i.e., in the
background) and
without user intervention.
Typical tasks for these...
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Cosmic background radiation is
electromagnetic radiation that
fills all space. The
origin of this
radiation depends on the
region of the
spectrum that...
- In astronomy,
background commonly refers to the
incoming light from an
apparently empty part of the
night sky. Even if no
visible astronomical objects...
