backlighting vs lighting

backlighting and lighting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backlighting	Yes	No	No	No
lighting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lighting is a hypernym of backlighting; that is, lighting is a word with a broader meaning than backlighting:

backlighting: lighting from behind
lighting: apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

backlighting (noun)	lighting (noun)
lighting from behind	the act of setting something on fire
	the craft of providing artificial light
	apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
	having abundant light or illumination