Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of foreground
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system
Similar
foreground processing
Broader
priority processing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
foregrounding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregrounding
MLA
“foregrounding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregrounding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foregrounding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foregrounding.
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