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A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context

• I like to read with background music.

  Я люблю читать, когда фоном играет музыка.

  Tatoeba · thomsmells · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The picture would look better against a bright background.

  Картина смотрелась бы лучше на ярком фоне.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

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One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past

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Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history

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A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground)

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An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking roleредкое

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The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows)редкое

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A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the userредкое