What is the meaning of foreground?

noun

  • The part of a scene that is near the viewer.
  • Computer science. ( a window for an active application)

verb

  • Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.
    • usage: "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
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