background

adjective
/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/

Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.

Example

“The antivirus program runs on a background thread.”

Example sentences

“Discuss your educational background.”
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This definition is adapted from “background” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.