Backlog Definition

băklŏg, -lôg
backlogged, backlogging, backlogs
noun
backlogs
A reserve supply or source.
American Heritage
A large log at the back of a fire, as in a fireplace.
Webster's New World
An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.
American Heritage
A reserve of something stored, saved, etc.
Webster's New World
A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace.
American Heritage
verb
To acquire (something) as a backlog.
American Heritage
To accumulate as a backlog.
Webster's New World
To become a backlog; accumulate.
American Heritage
To have or cause to have a backlog.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog.

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Other Word Forms of Backlog

Noun

Singular:
backlog
Plural:
backlogs

Origin of Backlog

  • back +‎ log. 1680s; originally a large log at the back of a fire. Figurative sense from 1880s, meaning “ something stored up for later use”. Possibly influenced by logbook as well.

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