backgrounding

NOUN

13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

backgrounding is a valid 13-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

B3A1C3K5G2R1O1U1N1D2I1N1G2

3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =24 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72

MEANING

What does backgrounding mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

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

SYNONYMS

BROADER