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A noun referring to the act of making something prominent or giving it priority, especially in computing where a program is executed in a way that preempts the use of the processing system.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la acción de resaltar o dar prioridad a algo, especialmente en informática, donde un programa se ejecuta de manera que acapara el uso del sistema.

1. Execution priority C1 formal IT

   The act of bringing a program or process to the foreground, giving it priority access to the system's processing resources.

   • Foregrounding the application allows it to respond to user input immediately.
   • The system administrator performed foregrounding of the critical update process.
   • Improper foregrounding can lead to other background tasks being delayed.

   🇪🇸Prioridad de ejecución en primer plano

   Sinónimos: boostelevationpromotion

• foregroundings plural form
• foregroundings' possessive plural form
• foregrounding's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of emphasizing or making something the most prominent or important element in a discussion, artwork, or situation.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa resaltar o dar prominencia a algo, haciéndolo el elemento más notable o importante en una discusión, obra de arte o situación.

1. Emphasize or highlight C1 formal

   To make something the most noticeable or important part of a discussion, image, or situation.

   • The report foregrounds the need for environmental reform.
   • The artist foregrounded the figure in the painting.
   • The documentary foregrounds the struggles of the working class.

   🇪🇸resaltar, poner en primer plano

   Sinónimos: accentuateemphasizefeaturehighlightplay upspotlightstressunderlineunderscore

   Antónimos: backgrounddownplayminimizeunderstate

• foregrounded past participle
• foregrounded past simple
• foregrounding present participle
• foregrounds third person singular