information vs background

background vs information

information and background both are nouns.

information is not a verb while background is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
information	Yes	No	No	No
background	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

information: knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
background: information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

Other hyponyms of information include data point, datum, acquaintance, conversance, conversancy, familiarity, fact, example, illustration, instance, representative, circumstance, condition, consideration, background knowledge, descriptor, evidence, grounds, predictor, tip-off, input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus.

information (noun)	background (noun)
(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome	scenery hung at back of stage
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction	(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
a message received and understood	a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
formal accusation of a crime	the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn	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

information (verb)	background (verb)
	understate the importance or quality of

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