"background noise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: background noises [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} background noise (plural background noises)
  1. Any sound other than the sound being monitored (the primary sound); a form of noise pollution or interference. Translations (any sound other than the sound being monitored): háttérzaj (Hungarian)

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