Search Result for "background knowledge":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem;
- Example: "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
[syn: background, background knowledge]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

background knowledge
    n 1: information that is essential to understanding a situation
         or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of
         the incident" [syn: background, background knowledge]