backgroundtask
nounUK /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd tɑːsk/
US /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd tæsk/
A job the computer does quietly while you do other things.
The app runs a background task to save your photos while you keep playing.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Work you do without other people noticing.
Organizing the files was a background task she finished before the meeting.
3. A small program that keeps running while the main program is open.
The background task checks for updates every hour.
4. Something that happens later, not right away.
Cleaning the classroom was a background task for the end of the day.