background process
Hidden running task
A background process is a computer program that runs without direct user interaction, operating behind the scenes while you work on other tasks.
Operating systems rely on background processes for essential functions: updating software, syncing files, managing memory.
The antivirus scan runs as a background process so it doesn't interrupt your work.
Contrast with foreground processes, which occupy your active attention.
Supernatural attendant entity
- threadFiber for stitching
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- serviceAid or maintenance
- taskWork to be done
execution · kernel · scheduling · asynchronous · concurrency · parallelism · batch · runtime
Not awake or aware
- automaticOperating without intervention
- habitualDone by routine
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- implicitUnderstood without being stated
subliminal · subconscious · priming · passive · peripheral · mental · incubation · rumination
In progress now
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- runningSwift foot travel
- sustainedKept up continuously
perpetual · uninterrupted · steady · always-on · long-running · indefinite · tireless · nonstop
Cannot be seen
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- silentProducing no sound
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
covert · latent · unseen · stealth · concealed · inconspicuous · low-profile · quiet
One lower in rank
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- low-priorityLacking immediate importance
supplementary · peripheral · nonessential · minor · back-burner · sidelined
daemon
Supernatural attendant entity
- threadFiber for stitching
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- serviceAid or maintenance
task · execution · kernel · scheduling · asynchronous · concurrency · parallelism · batch · runtime · worker
unconscious
Not awake or aware
implicit · subliminal · subconscious · priming · passive · peripheral · mental · incubation · rumination · pattern recognition
ongoing
In progress now
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- runningSwift foot travel
sustained · perpetual · uninterrupted · steady · always-on · long-running · indefinite · tireless · nonstop
invisible
Cannot be seen
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- silentProducing no sound
behind-the-scenes · covert · latent · unseen · stealth · concealed · inconspicuous · low-profile · quiet · transparent
subordinate
One lower in rank
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- supportingBearing or sustaining
low-priority · supplementary · peripheral · nonessential · minor · back-burner · sidelined
- shellsseashells, sea shells, shell, clam, oyster
- processesmanufacturing, dissolving, fermentation, subprocess, dilution
background processmain thread
background, process, ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, backing, backed