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background processing

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noun

  1. computing the ability of a system to perform a low-priority task while, at the same time, dealing with a main application

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For third party apps, Apple is enabling Apple Pay, background processing for fitness apps, native control for the crown, APIs for speaker control, video, and more.

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It’ll also sport a secondary processor dedicated to “background processing,” which Sony hyped by referencing the ability to start playing a digitally delivered game before it’s done downloading.

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