For Background we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Animation, Art, CSS, Cinematography, Electronic Cinematography, Entertainment Industry, Film Production, Fine Art, Graffiti, Import Cars, Photography, Professional Photography, Sanitation, Technology and World Fact Book.

Background (Animation)

A painting or artwork, usually in watercolor, acrylic, oil, sometimes in airbrush or tempera on paper, over which a series of cels is photographed to make up a scene in an animated film.

Background (Art)

That part of an image that appears to be farthest from view. Contrast FOREGROUND.

Background (CSS)

The Background properties allow you to control the background color of an element, set an image as the background, repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and position an image on a page.

Background (Cinematography)

This is a term with a broad range of meanings, depending upon the context. In production, it has the same connotation as 'atmosphere', meaning extras who are staged to supply detail in the form of normal human traffic in a scene. In sound, it can mean the same as 'ambience' or it may refer to relative volume.

Background (Electronic Cinematography)

When used in the discussion of composite photography, the Background is the component of the image that is the opposite of foreground. This would include any non-primary elements such as scenery, walls, crowds of people, etc.

Background (Entertainment Industry)

Another term for extras or atmosphere.

Background (Film Production)

This is a term with a broad range of meanings, depending upon the context. In production, it has the same connotation as 'atmosphere', meaning extras who are staged to supply detail in the form of normal human traffic in a scene. In sound, it can mean the same as 'ambience' or it may refer to relative volume.

Background (Fine Art)

The area of an artwork that appears to be behind other objects or farther away from the viewer.

Background (Graffiti)

Originated on the subways out of neccessity. Backgrounds were used to make the piece stand out from all the tags and assorted scribbling on a subway car that make the piece hard to discern; the color or design painted behind the piece to make it stand out from the wall or train.

Background (Import Cars)

Multitasking computers are capable of executing several tasks, or programs, at the same time. In some multitasking systems, one of the processes is called the foreground (the one on the monitor ) and the others are call processors in the background.

Background (Photography)

Areas shown behind the main subject in a picture.

Background (Professional Photography)

The area behind the subject; it should be smooth, flat, and non-patterned to minimize unwanted reflectance; the background should be plain white or off-white.

Background (Sanitation)

The concentrations or measures of constituents or indicator parameters in water or soil that has not been affected by waste constituents.

Background (Technology)

In the context of processes or tasks that are part of an operating system or program, operating without interaction with the user while the user is working on another task. Background processes or tasks are assigned a lower priority in the microprocessor's allotment of time than foreground tasks and generally remain invisible to the user unless the user requests an update or brings the task to the foreground. Generally, only multitasking operating systems are able to support background processing. However, some operating systems that do not support multitasking may be able to perform one or more types of background tasks. For example, in the Apple Macintosh operating system running with multitasking turned off, the Background Printing option can be used to print documents while the user is doing other work. See also multitasking. Compare foreground1.1. The color against which characters and graphics are displayed, such as a white background for black characters. Compare foreground2 (definition 1). 2. The colors, textures, patterns, and pictures that comprise the surface of the desktop, upon which icons, buttons, menu bars, and toolbars are situated. See also wallpaper (definition 1). 3. The colors, textures, patterns, and pictures that comprise the surface of a Web page, upon which text, icons, graphics, buttons, and other items are situated. See also wallpaper (definition 2). 4. The condition of an open but currently inactive window in a windowing environment. See also inactive window. Compare foreground2 (definition 2).

Background (World Fact Book)

This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.

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