# backgrounded

Pronunciation: say "BAK-grownd-id" /ˈbæk(ɡ)ɹaʊndɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of background. — simple past and past participle of background
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of background. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The film backgrounded its subplot to keep attention on the lead._
   - _Several concerns were backgrounded once the deadline approached._

## Adjective

2. Moved into the background so as to be less prominent or less central.
   - Simple: Pushed back so it is less easy to notice or less important.
   - _The backgrounded subplot resurfaced only in the closing chapters._
   - _With the redesign, the old branding looked decidedly backgrounded._
3. Of a task, set to run without user interaction, continuing behind the active process.
   - Simple: Of a computer task, set to run quietly behind others without needing you to click or type.
   - _The backgrounded process kept syncing files while she edited the document._
   - _A backgrounded job finishes without holding up the terminal._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/backgrounded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).