Background (Noun)
Meaning 1
Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The candidate's strong educational background made her a competitive applicant for the job.
- He has a business background and has worked for several large corporations throughout his career.
- As a person with a military background, he was able to handle the discipline and structure of the program.
- The company's hiring policy emphasizes diversity, actively seeking candidates with different cultural backgrounds.
- The professor's background in engineering made her an excellent instructor for the physics course.
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Meaning 3
Relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
The state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
Extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 7
The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The photographer carefully chose a background of vibrant colors to contrast with the model's outfit.
- The beautiful sunset served as a stunning background for the couple's romantic dinner.
- The artist spent hours perfecting the intricate details in the background of the painting.
- The cityscape provided a dramatic background for the action movie's final scene.
- The studio's green screen allowed the filmmakers to replace the background with a fantastical landscape.