backlog Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
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noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
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noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
stockpile; reserve.
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verb accumulate and create a backlog
WordNet
Back"log` noun
Etymology
Definitions
A large stick of wood, forming the of a fire on the hearth. U.S.There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. S. G. Goodrich.