screen background

/skrin ˌbækˈgraʊnd/
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Definitions of screen background
  1. noun
    (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
    synonyms: background, desktop
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    type of:
    CRT screen, screen
    the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
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