Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: backgrounding  'bak,grawn-ding
  1. The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
    - background processing
Verb: background  'bak,grawnd
  1. Understate the importance or quality of
    - play down, downplay
     
  2. Provide or form a background

Type of: accent, accentuate, emphasise [Brit], emphasize, priority processing, punctuate, stress

Antonym: highlight

Encyclopedia: Backgrounding

Background