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
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 3
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.
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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
Scenery hung at back of stage.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.