backgrounds
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One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
“The lawyer had a background in computer science.”
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A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
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Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
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A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
“The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.”
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The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
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A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
“The antivirus program is running in the background.”
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To put in a position that is not prominent.
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To gather and provide background information (on).
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/background, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backgrounds