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background: the controllable brightness of the receiver screen in the absence of the part of the television signal which conveys the picture information
Category: Physics

background: the automatic execution of lower priority computer programs which are temporarily suspended when higher priority foreground programs are active
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

background: the counting rate in the absence of that radiation which the counter tube is intended to measure
Category: Electrical engineering and energy

background: Display against which the foreground is displayed in a different colour.
Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)

background: in motion pictures, radio, etc., music or sound effects used as a subordinated accompaniment to dialogue or action.
Category: General

background: music performed especially by unseen performers as an accompaniment to some activity essentially unrelated to it (as dining, shopping, or factory work).
Category: General

background: music, often recorded, intended to provide a soothing background, usually played over loudspeaker systems in public places, as railway stations, restaurants, etc.
Category: General

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