バックグラウンド

Japanese

Etymology

From English background.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɯ̟̃ᵝndo̞]

Noun

バックグラウンド • (bakkuguraundo)

background (portion of an image or scene behind the main figure; portion less important than the figure)
Synonyms: 背景 (haikei), バック (bakku)

Antonym: 前景 (zenkei)
one's personal background
(computing) activity not normally visible to, or immediately relevant to a user
バックグラウンドで走(はし)っているプログラム
bakkuguraundo de hashitteiru puroguramu
a program running in the background

See also

B(ビー)G( ジー)M( エム) (bī jī emu, “background music”)

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