verb
- past tense of background; placed in the background or made less prominent
Usage: computing; technical
adjective
- having been placed in a less prominent position; relegated to the background
Usage: technical
Examples
- The application was backgrounded while I worked on other tasks.
- The backgrounded process continued running without user interaction.
- Her concerns were backgrounded during the meeting.
- The backgrounded image appeared faded behind the text.
- Several programs were backgrounded to free up system resources.
- The backgrounded music played softly during the presentation.