adjective
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Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
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One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
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A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
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(film) An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role.
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Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
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A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
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(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
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(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
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(physics) Ellipsis of background radiation.
verb
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(transitive) To place in the background.
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(transitive, figurative) To put in a position that is not prominent.
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(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
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(transitive) To increase the weight and immunity of (a calf) by feeding with forage and grains, as an intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot.
verb
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simple past and past participle of backgrind