CRT screen vs background

background vs CRT screen

CRT screen and background both are nouns.

CRT screen is not a verb while background is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
CRT screen	Yes	No	No	No
background	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, background is a hyponym of CRT screen; that is, background is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than CRT screen:

CRT screen: the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
background: (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

Other hyponyms of CRT screen include desktop, screen background, computer display, computer screen, luminescent screen, fluorescent screen.

CRT screen (noun)	background (noun)
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube	scenery hung at back of stage
	(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
	a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
	the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
	information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
	extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
	relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists

CRT screen (verb)	background (verb)
	understate the importance or quality of

Difference between CRT screen and background

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