background processing
- noun
- Specialized
:
procesamiento en segundo plano
- The software supports background processing to keep the main application responsive.
Examples
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With background processing, large files can be uploaded without interrupting your work.
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Setting up background processing allows routine maintenance tasks to run automatically.
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The system uses background processing to improve performance.
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Is background processing enabled on your computer?
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By enabling background processing, users can upload files while continuing to work on other tasks.
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The application uses background processing to ensure that updates occur without disturbing the user's experience.
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With background processing, the computer can execute several tasks simultaneously, making multitasking easier.
Synonyms
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7.6
Running less important apps while you use other apps
Antonyms
- Specialized
Computer tasks that run first and interact directly with the user
How Active
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'execution of tasks in the background' is directly derivable from combining 'background' (a peripheral or less important setting) with 'processing' (a series of systematic actions); the phrase simply denotes processing that occurs in the background. This is a transparent, compositional construction common in technical language and likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Background processing comes from the idea of work happening 'behind the scenes': small processing tasks run in the computer's background while you use the main program. So, background processing means these jobs run on their own and do not interrupt your work.