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31foreground — forefront / foreground [n] prominence beginning, center, cutting edge*, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading edge*, limelight*, on the line*, spearhead*, state of the art, vanguard; concept 668 Ant. back, background, rear, unimportance …
32background — n. 1 part of a scene, picture, or description, that serves as a setting to the chief figures or objects and foreground. 2 an inconspicuous or obscure position (kept in the background). 3 a person s education, knowledge, or social circumstances. 4 …
33foreground — /fawr grownd , fohr /, n. 1. the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background). 2. a prominent or important position; forefront. [1685 95; FORE + GROUND1]… …
34foreground — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proscenium, front. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. front, fore, forefront, prominence, immediate prospect, nearer view, anteriority, proximity, propinquity, nearness, contiguity, adjacency, purview, immediate …
35Foreground processing — Also called on line processing. Programs run on a computer at the time the request is made. See also Background processing …
36foreground, the — [ˈfɔːˌgraʊnd] noun [singular] the front part of a scene or picture Ant: background …
37foreground — fore•ground [[t]ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. 1) the ground or parts situated in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background 1)). 2) a prominent position; forefront • Etymology: 1685–95 …
38foreground — /ˈfɔgraʊnd / (say fawgrownd) noun 1. the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the nearer portion of a scene (opposed to background). –verb (t) 2. to emphasise; give importance or priority to: the new policy… …
39deep background — background ack ground , n. [Back, a. + ground.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the {foreground}, or the ground in front. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a …
40To keep in the background — background ack ground , n. [Back, a. + ground.] [1913 Webster] 1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the {foreground}, or the ground in front. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a …
