An abbreviation for 'background,' commonly used in notes, schedules, and technical documentation.
Modern English abbreviation formed by taking the first and last consonants of 'background.' Emerged in 20th-century shorthand and technical writing.
Bkg is a perfect example of how technical writing creates its own dialect—you'll see it scribbled on call sheets in TV production and in scheduling software, where every character saved counts.
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