backlog

backlog
backlog (n.) 1680s, "large log placed at the back of a fire," from BACK (Cf. back) (adj.) + LOG (Cf. log) (n.1). Figurative sense of "something stored up for later use" is first attested 1883, but this and the meaning "arrears of unfulfilled orders" (1932) might be from, or suggested by, LOG (Cf. log) (n.2).

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  • backlog — ☆ backlog [bak′lôg΄ ] n. 1. a large log at the back of a fire, as in a fireplace 2. a reserve of something stored, saved, etc. 3. an accumulation of unfilled orders, unfinished work, etc. vi., vt. backlogged, backlogging to accumulate as a… …   English World dictionary

  • backlog — index store (depository) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • backlog — [n] uncompleted work; accumulation excess, hoard, inventory, quantity, reserve(s), reservoir, resources, stock, stockpile, store, supply; concepts 432,787 …   New thesaurus

  • backlog — ► NOUN ▪ an accumulation of matters needing to be dealt with …   English terms dictionary

  • backlog — Unfilled orders for goods or services. Orders for goods or services that the company has not yet delivered or rendered to its customers. American Banker Glossary * * * backlog back‧log [ˈbæklɒg ǁ lɒːg, lɑːg] noun [countable usually singular] an… …   Financial and business terms

  • Backlog — A build up of work that needs to be taken care of. The term backlog has a number of uses in finance. It may refer to a company s sales orders waiting to be filled or a stack of financial paperwork that needs to be processed, such as loan… …   Investment dictionary

  • backlog — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large VERB + BACKLOG ▪ be faced with, have ▪ We are faced with a backlog of orders we can t deal with …   Collocations dictionary

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