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The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.
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background processing — noun the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system • Syn: ↑backgrounding • Hypernyms: ↑priority processing * * * background processing noun (computing) Processing carried out non… … Useful english dictionary
Background processing — The automatic execution of a program which is given a low priority in the computer. Other programs may need to be run in the foreground) and these will be given priority over background processing programs. The end result is that the program… … International financial encyclopaedia
background processing — processing of data in a way which does not disturb current computer operations … English contemporary dictionary
background processing — /bækgraʊnd ˈproʊsɛsɪŋ/ (say bakgrownd prohsesing) noun Computers the processing of a task at the same time as another task is being performed, as printing one document while another is being edited …
background processing — UK / US noun [uncountable] computing processes that continue while the user is working with another program … English dictionary
background — /ˈbækgraʊnd / (say bakgrownd) noun 1. the ground or parts situated in the rear. 2. a. the surface or ground against which the parts of a picture are relieved. b. the portions of a picture represented as in the distance. 3. the social, historical… …
Processing (programming language) — Processing Paradigm(s) object oriented Appeared in 2001; 9 years ago (2001) … Wikipedia
background — 1. On a computer screen, the coloron which characters are displayed; for example, white characters may appear on a blue background. 2. In an operating system, a process that runs in the background generally runs at a lower level of priority … Dictionary of networking
background — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
priority processing — noun data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities • Hypernyms: ↑data processing • Hyponyms: ↑background processing, ↑backgrounding, ↑foreground processing, ↑foregrounding … Useful english dictionary
