background vs CRT screen

CRT screen vs background

background and CRT screen both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, CRT screen is a hypernym of background; that is, CRT screen is a word with a broader meaning than background:

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

Other hypernyms of background include screen.

background (noun)	CRT screen (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage	the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
(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

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

Difference between background and CRT screen

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