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exposition
/ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/
noun
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
"My reviewer said she couldn't picture the setting for my story, so I'm improving the exposition."
The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
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