Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: log, reserve, stockpile

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

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