foregrounding

indénombrable

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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de mettre en avant ou de donner la priorité à quelque chose, notamment en informatique, où un programme s'exécute de manière à accaparer l'usage du système.

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.

   🇫🇷Mise au premier plan (priorité d'exécution)

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de mettre en avant ou de donner à quelque chose une importance particulière dans une discussion, une œuvre ou une situation, en le rendant plus visible ou central.

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.

   🇫🇷mettre en avant

   Synonymes: accentuateemphasizefeaturehighlightplay upspotlightstressunderlineunderscore

   Antonymes: backgrounddownplayminimizeunderstate

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