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Answer for the clue "The execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system ", 13 letters:
foregrounding

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vb. (present participle of foreground English)

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Foregrounding is the practice of making something stand out from the surrounding words or images. It is "the 'throwing into relief' of the linguistic sign against the background of the norms of ordinary language." The term was first associated with Paul ...

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n. the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system [syn: foreground processing ]