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Backlog

Backlog Meaning & Definition
Backlog Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Backlog?

[n] an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with; "a large backlog of orders"
[n] something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
[n] large log at the back of a hearth fire
[v] accumulate and create a backlog

Synonyms | Synonyms for Backlog: log | reserve | stockpile

Related Terms | Find terms related to Backlog: abundance | accumulation | amassment | bavin | brush | brushwood | budget | cache | collection | commissariat | commissary | cornucopia | cumulation | dump | fagot | firewood | heap | hoard | inventory | kindling | kindlings | larder | log | mass | material | materials | materiel | munitions | nest egg | pile | plenitude | plenty | provisionment | provisions | rations | repertoire | repertory | reserve | reserve fund | reserve supply | reserves | reservoir | resource | rick | savings | sinking fund | something in reserve | stack | stock | stock-in-trade | stockpile | store | stores | stovewood | supplies | supply on hand | treasure | treasury | unexpended balance | wood | yule clog | yule log

See Also | accumulate | accumulation | accumulation | aggregation | amass | assemblage | bank | collection | conglomerate | cumulate | firewood | fuel level | gather | pile up | reserve account | reserve fund | Yule log

Backlog In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"log`\, n. [Back, a. + log.] A large stick of wood, forming the back 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.

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