foreground processing

NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

foreground processing is a valid 21-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1E1G2R1O1U1N1D2P3R1O1C3E1S1S1I1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does foreground processing mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system.