Background and Display

Background

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

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

Display noun - A public showing of objects of interest.

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Background and display are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Display".

Nearby Words: displayed, displaying

common	common background	common display
original	original background	original display
simple	simple background	simple display
actual	actual background	actual display
Other adjectives: entire, real, main, interesting, animated, flashing.

The occasional tactical display in the background of mission briefings in Wing Commander IV had scrolling poetry.

Source: If You Can Read This
Seen in some of the display animations for Stern Pinball's Indiana Jones, and also invoked by the map background used in the backglass and playfield.

Source: Travel Montage
When Joe is being apprehended by the police in Costco, the background screens display why he is wanted: For being a dick, For excaping from jail and For fucking up lots of shit.

Source: Freeze Frame Bonus / Live-Action Films

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