Background vs. Context
Backgroundadjective
Less important in a scene.
Backgroundnoun
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Backgroundnoun
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Backgroundnoun
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
Backgroundnoun
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
Backgroundnoun
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
Backgroundnoun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
Backgroundverb
To put in a position that is not prominent.
Backgroundverb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
Backgroundnoun
Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
Backgroundnoun
The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
Backgroundnoun
Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
Backgroundnoun
A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
Backgroundnoun
The set of conditions within which an action takes place, including the social and physical conditions as well as the psychological states of the participants; as, within the background of the massive budget deficits of the 1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage by the congress.
Backgroundnoun
The set of conditions that precede and affect an action, such as the social and historical precedents for the event, as well as the general background{5}; as, against the background of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though regrettable.
Backgroundnoun
The signals that may be detected by a measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a greater or lesser degree.
Backgroundnoun
An agreement between a journalist and an interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be quoted in any publication, although the substance of the remarks may be reported; - often used in the phrase "on background". Compare deep background.
Backgroundnoun
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training;
Backgroundnoun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground;
Backgroundnoun
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem;
Backgroundnoun
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured;
Backgroundnoun
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation;
Backgroundnoun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
Backgroundnoun
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
Backgroundnoun
scenery hung at back of stage
Backgroundverb
understate the importance or quality of;
Backgroundnoun
the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer
Backgroundnoun
a less important or conspicuous position or function
Backgroundnoun
used in reference to tasks or processes that do not need input from the user
Backgroundnoun
low-intensity radiation from radioisotopes present in the natural environment.
Backgroundnoun
unwanted signals, such as noise in the reception or recording of sound.
Backgroundnoun
the circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or underlying a particular event
Backgroundnoun
a person's education, experience, and social circumstances
Backgroundverb
form a background to
Backgroundverb
provide with background
Contextnoun
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
Contextnoun
(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
Contextnoun
(archaeology) 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.
Contextnoun
(mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
Contextnoun
(logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
Contextverb
(obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
Contextadjective
(obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
Contextadjective
Knit or woven together; close; firm.
Contextnoun
The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning.
Contextverb
To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
Contextnoun
discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Contextnoun
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;
