backlog
1backlog — The current figurative meaning ‘arrears of uncompleted work’ is an Americanism from the 1930s which passed rapidly into British use. The original physical meaning ‘a log placed at the back of a fire’ dates from the 17c; in between is an earlier… …
2Backlog — 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… …
3Backlog — generally refers to an accumulation of work over time, it may also refer to: *Backlog (album), a compilation by Electronica …
4backlog — ☆ 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… …
5backlog — index store (depository) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6backlog — (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)… …
7backlog — [n] uncompleted work; accumulation excess, hoard, inventory, quantity, reserve(s), reservoir, resources, stock, stockpile, store, supply; concepts 432,787 …
8backlog — ► NOUN ▪ an accumulation of matters needing to be dealt with …
9backlog — 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… …
10Backlog — 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… …