Overview vs. Background
Difference Between Overview and Background
Overviewnoun
A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.
Backgroundadjective
Less important in a scene.
background noise.Overviewnoun
An inspection.
Backgroundnoun
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
The lawyer had a background in computer science.Overviewverb
To engage in an overview; to provide a brief summary.
Backgroundnoun
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Overviewnoun
a general summary of a subject;
the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequencesBackgroundnoun
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
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.Backgroundnoun
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
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.Backgroundverb
To put in a position that is not prominent.
Backgroundverb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
Backgroundnoun
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training;
he is a lawyer with a sports backgroundBackgroundnoun
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
