heritage, inheritance - any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"

panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene, prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

interference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

background noise, ground noise - extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal

background radiation - radiation coming from sources other than those being observed

accompaniment, co-occurrence, concomitant - an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"

canvass, canvas - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

show window, showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"

CRT screen, screen - display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

scenery, scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"

wave off - dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety"

soft-pedal - play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"

accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"