A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
To put in a position that is not prominent.
To gather and provide background information (on).
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.