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.
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.