The area of a painting closest to the viewer. In a landscape this would include the area from the viewer to the middle distance. • See Background, Middle ground.
The part of a glyph bitmap that constitutes the glyph itself See also: background
Equivalent to playfield, the area of the screen which directly overlays the background of the screen. Foreground is formed by map displays and/or text.
the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the view
(1) That part of RAM that contains the highest priority program. (2) In Windows, the area of the display containing the active window. (Contrast with background.)
part of a two-dimensional artwork that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front (see also background and middle ground)
The space which appears to be closest to the viewer.
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
The foreground is foremost plane of space in a picture. There are planes of space: the foreground, mid-ground, and the background.
The area of the painting that appears closest to the viewer.
The area that appears to be nearest and in front of the other objects.
Area of a picture that appears nearest to the viewer.
the part of a picture which appears closest to the viewer and often is at the bottom of the picture
An operation that is directly controlled by the active software application. (see Background.) When a foreground operation is running, no other foreground operations can be active in that window.
The part of a picture or view depicted as nearest to the viewer.
(1) (n.) On a UNIX® system, the process of running under direct control of the terminal; the terminal cannot be used for any other activity until a foreground task finishes or is halted. Contrast with background.(2) (n.) The color of the characters and graphics that are displayed on a terminal screen.
in shell context, the process in the foreground is the one that is currently running. You have to wait for such a process to finish in order to be able to type commands again. See Also job, background.
the area of a picture that appears to be closest to the observer, often depicted at the bottom.
The part of the scene nearest the viewer
Objects or action which is closest to the camera.
The part of the scene in front of the camera, represented within the limits of the camera aperture, occupied by the object(s) nearest to the camera.
The part of the subject area closest to the observer.
The content of a window and the color or shading used to distinguish it from the window's background.
The area of a scene that is closer than the subject.
Foremost plane of space in a picture, as opposed to mid-ground and background.
The part of the picture that appears to be closest to the viewer.
The portion of a scene closest to the camera, in contrast to the middle ground and background. Including a foreground in a landscape or snapshot helps create a sense of depth, and can add a useful accent or setting for the main, more distant subject.
A window is in the foreground if its z position is closest. An application is loosely said to be in the foreground if it has keyboard focus.
The part of an image that appears to be closest to the viewer.
The area of the Screen that the active window occupies. Contrast with background.
The part of a scene or landscape that is nearest to the viewer. ( FS People's Glossary of Eco Mgmt Terms)
Part of a two-dimensional artwork that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front. Middle ground and background are the parts of the picture that appear to be farther and farthest away.
The portion of the painting that is closest to the viewer; often found at the bottom of the painting.
A foreground program runs and interacts with the user. See Background.
The part of a scene or picture that is nearest to and in front of the viewer.
The immediately accessible portion of the central processing unit (CPU), which has priority over any background functions in processing.
In linear perspective, the section of a painting that appears closest to the viewer. See also Perspective.
Programs running in the foreground can be directly controlled (with the keyboard) by the operator. Several background programs may be running simultaneously, but only one foreground program can run at a time.
The image or figure, as opposed to the background.
(1.) A mode of running a program in which the shell waits for the program specified on the command line to complete before responding to user input. (2.) In multiprogramming, the environment in which high-priority programs are run. Contrast with background.