Background
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The term '''background''' may refer to:
In '''art''':
*[[Background (art)]], the part of a scene that appears to be farthest from the viewer
*[[Background lighting]], a film technique
In '''computing''':
*[[Background (computer software)]], software that is running but not being displayed
*[[Computer wallpaper|Background]], or desktop picture, is the image or colour displayed on a website or computer desktop behind the visible content
In '''web''':
*[[Background (web html)]], Sets or retrieves up to five separate background properties of the object.
In '''[[philosophy of science]]''':
* [[Operational definition]], distinguishing an object from its background of observation, or [[identity (philosophy)|identifying]] what is and what is not part of it
In '''physics'''<!-- including '''astronomy'''-->:
*[[Background (astronomy)]], small amounts of light coming from otherwise dark parts of the sky
*[[Background radiation]], the natural radiation that is always present in a location
*[[Cosmic microwave background radiation]], a natural constant radiation emanating throughout the universe
*[[Background independence]], a condition in theoretical physics
In '''imaging''' (photography, computer vision, medical imaging):
*Background, the part of an image that lies outside the object(s) of interest captured by the image and which form the foreground.
In '''music''':
*[[Background (album)]], an album by Lifetime
In '''journalism''' it may also refer to:
*[[Journalism sourcing#.22Speaking_terms.22|Background understanding]], between a news source and a reporter on the privacy of a discussion
In '''animal feeding'''
* [[Backgrounding]] is a way of feeding livestock before selling them.
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