backlog — 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… … Modern English usage
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 — 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
