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  • 1background — background, setting, environment, milieu, mise en scène, backdrop are comparable when they refer to persons and their actions as found in real life or as represented in art and denote the place, time, circumstances, and conditions in which those… …

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  • 2Background Debug Mode interface — Background Debug Mode (BDM) interface is an electronic interface that allows debugging of embedded systems. Specifically, it provides in circuit debugging functionality in microcontrollers. It requires a single wire and specialized electronics in …

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  • 3Background count — Background count, in radioactivity measurements, is the base level radiation count which is subtracted from the measurement being taken.Various sources may contribute to the background count: cosmic rays, natural radioactivity in the environment… …

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  • 4environment — [n] surroundings, atmosphere ambiance, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods*, neighborhood, purlieus …

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  • 5environment — background, setting, milieu, backdrop, mise en scène …

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  • 6background — [n] experience or circumstances accomplishments, acquirement, actions, atmosphere, attainment, aura, backdrop, breeding, capacity, credentials, cultivation, culture, deeds, education, environment, framework, grounding, history, practice,… …

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  • 7background — ► NOUN 1) part of a scene or description that forms a setting for the main figures or events. 2) information or circumstances that influence or explain something. 3) a person s education, experience, and social circumstances. 4) a persistent low… …

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  • 8Background radiation — This article is about ionizing radiation. For microwave background radiation from space, see Cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. Thermal radiation emitted by Earth is not considered in this category because it is not ionizing.… …

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  • 9environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …

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  • 10background — I. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1672 1. a. the scenery or ground behind something b. the part of a painting representing what lies behind objects in the foreground 2. an inconspicuous position 3. a. the conditions that form the setting… …

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