(n) education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge, Syn. grounding, Example:he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study; a good grounding in mathematics
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. (Computers) The execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system. Syn. -- background processing [ WordNet 1.5 ]