Background and Defense

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

Defense and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defense" instead a noun "Background".

Defense

Defense noun - Means or method of defending.

Background and defense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Defense".

Both words in one sentence

  • Videogame / P.N.03 All There in the Manual: Little of the background is mentioned in game, but you play a mercenary hired by the military to investigate an AI defense system gone haywire.
  • Insane Equals Violent In the plot's defense, it does try to justify it via Hate Plague, and one of these people — Keiichi — actually does have some violent background before coming into contact with said Hate Plague.
  • In the background information for the series (and sometimes alluded to on-screen) it's stated that nanomachines are ubiquitous in people as well as defense for nanomachine attacks.
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