backing
adjEtymology From back + -ing.
1
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Providing support for the main performer.
- Derived terms
- backing band, backing bean, backing track
backing
noun/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/
Etymology From back + -ing.
1
Support, especially financial.
- It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
2
A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
- The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
- An old print was discovered some time ago in an arch at Waterloo Dock Goods Station[,] Liverpool, in use as a backing on which to write time sheets.1957 August 23, “Notes and News: Tithebarn Street Station, Liverpool”, in Railway Magazine, page 589:
1 more example
- In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side.1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 495:
3
Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television A backdrop.
- The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134:
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
5
The mounting of a horse or other animal.
6
The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.
- Derived terms
- linebacking, sealant backing