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Background processing Moderate

Background processing has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system

2

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

See Also
application user operation subsidiary execution computer
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
priority processing
Rhyming Words
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