Genealogy vs Background - What's the difference?
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(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.
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.
Genealogy is a related term of background.
As nouns the difference between genealogy and background
is that genealogy is (countable) the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree while background is one's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.As a verb background is
to put in a position that is not prominent.genealogy
Alternative forms
* geneology (common misspelling)Noun
Synonyms
* pedigreeSee also
* family historybackground
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