バックグラウンド

Japanese

Etymology

From English background.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɯ̟̃ᵝndo̞]

Noun

バックグラウンド • (bakkuguraundo) 

1. background (portion of an image or scene behind the main figure; portion less important than the figure)

   Synonyms: 背景 (haikei), バック (bakku)

   Antonym: 前景 (zenkei)

2. one's personal background
3. (computing) activity not normally visible to, or immediately relevant to a user

   バックグラウンドで走(はし)っているプログラム

   bakkuguraundo de hashitteiru puroguramu

   a program running in the background

See also

• B(ビー)G( ジー)M( エム) (bī jī emu, “background music”)