What is the difference between background and context?
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One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
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A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
(computing) The image or color, over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(computing) Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
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(senseid) (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
(archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
(mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
(obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
* R. Junius
(obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
* Derham
As nouns the difference between background and context
is that background is one's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously while context is the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.As verbs the difference between background and context
is that background is to put in a position that is not prominent while context is to knit or bind together; to unite closely.As an adjective context is
knit or woven together; close; firm.background
English
Noun
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Derived terms
* on background * background foddercontext
English
Noun
(en noun)- In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
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Antonyms
*Derived terms
() * context-dependent * context-free * context-sensitive * in context, compare in isolation * keyword in context, KWIC * keyword out of context, KWOC * out of context * take out of contextQuotations
* (English Citations of "context")Verb
(en verb)- (Feltham)
- The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The coats, without, are context and callous.