background noise
noun
: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.
The recording had a lot of background noise.
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The headset's mic also cancels out background noise, so your teammates actually hear your calls, not the chaos around you.
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PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
At one site in Xiong’an, researchers recorded magnetic field signals seven times stronger than background noise.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The sound of a train that was once jarring becomes background noise, pictures hung on a wall makes a new place feel cozy and newly-forged friendships begin to give a sense of community.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
The feature worked best in texts, where the software doesn't have to deal with varying accents, people speaking fast or over one another, stuttering, or background noise.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
At one site in Xiong’an, researchers recorded magnetic field signals seven times stronger than background noise.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
The sound of a train that was once jarring becomes background noise, pictures hung on a wall makes a new place feel cozy and newly-forged friendships begin to give a sense of community.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
The feature worked best in texts, where the software doesn't have to deal with varying accents, people speaking fast or over one another, stuttering, or background noise.
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for background noise
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“Background noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20noise. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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