foregrounding
- noun
- Specialized
:
priorización
- The foregrounding of the main program ensures that it runs smoothly without interruptions from other processes.
Examples
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The foregrounding of the game on the console meant that it utilized all available system resources, providing a seamless experience.
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In a multitasking environment, the foregrounding of specific applications allows users to focus on their tasks more effectively.
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The foregrounding of the practice of painting is not embodied in The Picnic Grounds by the figures at play.
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Her own foregrounding of female characters provides a counterbalancing viewpoint.
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Moreover, during the period I am analyzing, music is characterized by the foregrounding of the lyrics and the figure of the singer.
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Negation makes non-events and non-states more salient than events and states and is thus a natural foregrounding device.
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However, I would argue that ultimately what Gloria's departure accomplishes is the foregrounding of the male bond as a more valuable tie than any other depicted in the film.
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In this essay, I address the novella's foregrounding of the Gulf Coast's Spanish-language heritage and identity and its connection to the rest of the Americas.
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Moreover, whatever one's opinion of La Reina Juana's literary or aesthetic merits, the play's foregrounding of complex political discourses cannot be dismissed.
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The search in anthropology for racial origins receded in importance, and the foregrounding of racial differences and their meanings for evolutionary theory, politics, and society took place.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
Computer tasks that run first and interact directly with the user
Antonyms
How Intensive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
foregrounding = foreground (transparent) = foreground + ing
A regular nominalization from the verb 'foreground' using the productive suffix '-ing', meaning the action or state of bringing into the foreground (here applied to a process in computing).
Etymology
Foregrounding comes from the word foreground, which breaks into fore- 'front' and ground 'place'. So, to foreground a program is to put it in the 'front'—the active place that gets attention and uses most of the computer's resources.