Backlog — Back log (b[a^]k l[o^]g ; 115), n. [Back, a. + log.] 1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to {forestick}. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and twenty inches in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Backlog — generally refers to an accumulation of work over time, it may also refer to: *Backlog (album), a compilation by Electronica … Wikipedia
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.) 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)… … Etymology 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
