Introduction vs. Background
Difference Between Introduction and Background
Introductionnoun
The act or process of introducing.
Backgroundadjective
Less important in a scene.
background noise.Introductionnoun
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
Backgroundnoun
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
The lawyer had a background in computer science.Introductionnoun
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
Backgroundnoun
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Introductionnoun
A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
Backgroundnoun
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
Introductionnoun
the first section of a communication
Backgroundnoun
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
There was tons of noise in the background.The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.Introductionnoun
the act of beginning something new;
they looked forward to the debut of their new product lineBackgroundnoun
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
Introductionnoun
formally making a person known to another or to the public
Backgroundnoun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
The antivirus program is running in the background.Introductionnoun
a basic or elementary instructional text
Backgroundverb
To put in a position that is not prominent.
Introductionnoun
a new proposal;
they resisted the introduction of impractical alternativesBackgroundverb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
Introductionnoun
the act of putting one thing into another
Backgroundnoun
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training;
he is a lawyer with a sports backgroundIntroductionnoun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new;
she looked forward to her initiation as an adultthe foundation of a new scientific societyhe regards the fork as a modern introductionBackgroundnoun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground;
he posed her against a background of rolling hillsBackgroundnoun
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem;
the embassy filled him in on the background of the incidentBackgroundnoun
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured;
they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signalsBackgroundnoun
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation;
when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the backgroundBackgroundnoun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists;
you can't do that in a university settingBackgroundnoun
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
Backgroundnoun
scenery hung at back of stage
Backgroundverb
understate the importance or quality of;
he played down his royal ancestry
