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 part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
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.
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
To put in a position that is not prominent.
To gather and provide background information (on).
The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
Concentration of attention.
An object used in casting a magic spell.
To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
To concentrate one’s attention.
To concentrate during a task.
To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
To aggregate figures of accounts.