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Foregrounding

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Noun

1. foreground processing, foregrounding

the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Foregrounding

see synonyms of foregrounding
noun
1. 
the part of a scene situated towards the front or nearest to the viewer
2. 
the area of space in a perspective picture, depicted as nearest the viewer
3. 
a conspicuous or active position
verb
4. (transitive)
to emphasize (an issue, idea, or word)

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Foregrounding

see synonyms of foregrounding
noun
1. 
the part of a scene, landscape, etc. nearest, or represented in perspective as nearest, to the viewer
2. 
the most noticeable or conspicuous position
verb transitive US
3. 
to bring to or place in the foreground; emphasize; highlight

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Foregrounding

see synonyms of foregrounding
n.
1. The part of a scene or picture that is nearest to and in front of the viewer.
2. See forefront.
tr.v. fore·ground·ed, fore·ground·ing, fore·grounds
To place in the foreground; call attention to: "He is currently at work on a trilogy of pieces ... which foreground the Algerian War" (Eleanor Heartney).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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