Backlist definitions
A publisher's list of older titles kept in print.
noun
To place (a title) on a backlist.
verb
All the books of a publisher that are kept in print over a relatively long period of time.
noun
To include in a backlist.
verb
To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
verb
(publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.
verb
(publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
noun