Inside the Universes

[background.n.01] as in: a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

[background.n.02] as in: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

[background.n.03] as in: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

[background.n.04] as in: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

[background.n.05] as in: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

[setting.n.02] as in: the state of the environment in which a situation exists

[background.n.07] as in: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

[backdrop.n.01] as in: scenery hung at back of stage

[background.v.01] as in: understate the importance or quality of