background
background (băkʹground) noun
Abbr. bg., bkgd.
1. The ground or scenery located behind something.
2. a. The part of a pictorial representation that appears as if it were in the distance and that provides relief for the principal objects in the foreground. b. The general scene or surface against which designs, patterns, or figures are represented or viewed.
3. A position or an area of relative inconspicuousness or unimportance.
4. The circumstances and events surrounding or leading up to an event or occurrence.
5. A person's experience, training, and education: Her background in the arts is impressive.
6. Subdued music played especially as an accompaniment to dialogue in a dramatic performance.
7. Sound or radiation present at a relatively constant low level at a specific location.
backʹground verb