Definition of "backgrounded" [backgrounded]

• Simple past tense and past participle of background. (verb)
• Moved to the background (adjective)
• (of a task) Made non-interactive (adjective)

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• "I think it makes sense - and all the data supports - that if law-abiding, well-trained, 'backgrounded' individuals have a weapon, there will be less crime."
• "To you, the user, this appears as a list of running applications, both "backgrounded" and"
• "I then called my SkypeIn number from my home land line, and the backgrounded Skype sprung to the foreground and I could answer the call."