foreground vs background: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: foreground or background

How to spell foreground?

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foregroundverb

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

foregroundnoun

(computer science) a window for an active application

foregroundnoun

the part of a scene that is near the viewer

backgroundverb

understate the importance or quality of

backgroundnoun

the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

backgroundnoun

scenery hung at back of stage

backgroundnoun

(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

backgroundnoun

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

backgroundnoun

information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

backgroundnoun

extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

backgroundnoun

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

backgroundnoun

relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

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