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background processing

background processing noun: the execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.

Noun

background processing (uncountable)

  1. The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.

background processing meaning in Tamil

background processing in Tamil

பின்புலச் செயலாக்கம்

Origin of background processing

background + processing

Questions about background processing

What does background processing mean?
Background processing means the execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application.
What is background processing in Tamil?
Background processing in Tamil is பின்புலச் செயலாக்கம். See Background processing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is background processing?
Background processing is a noun.

Words near background processing in the dictionary

  1. background music
  2. background noise
  3. background noises
  4. background process
  5. background processes
  6. background processing
  7. background radiation
  8. background radiation equivalent time
  9. background radiation equivalent times
  10. background radiations
  11. background right

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Adapted from Wiktionary: background processing (page history and authors); background processing (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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