backdrop
3
5.1
- noun
- /ˈbækdrɒp/
- Specialized
:
capa de superposición
- The results show that 47% of respondents rated social work positively compared with 38% the previous year—not bad against a backdrop of the recent very public tragic cases.
And yet, flush against this backdrop, another screen sits, which only serve to misdirect your attentions.
- And yet, flush against this backdrop, another screen sits, which only serve to misdirect your attentions.
Examples
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When the modal dialog appeared, the backdrop dimmed the rest of the screen, helping me focus on the options.
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Outside his streaky window, there was a beautiful late spring landscape, with millions of fertile maple whirligigs drifting down against a backdrop of dark green white pines.
Fiction book (1991) -
Can you see the backdrop?
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A lot of games will have a 2-D backdrop for the setting of the game.
Blog text (27) -
Rihanna used a virtual backdrop on November 10th for her performance on NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Blog text (25) -
We spent an entire afternoon using the senior homeroom, various hallways, and the school courtyard as backdrops.
Blog text (2) -
The user interface included a backdrop to darken the application, allowing the popup to stand out.
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After I clicked the button, a backdrop obscured the main content, emphasizing the notification in front.
How Opaque
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4.8
- Specialized
3
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backdrop as used in computing comes from the theatre word back ('behind') and drop (a stage cloth that 'drops' down). A helpful way to remember it is to think of that cloth: the on-screen backdrop is the dim layer 'behind' a popup that hides or softens the page to focus attention.