Found 2 items, similar to backlog.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: backlog backlog n 1: an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) 2: large log at the back of a hearth fire [syn: log] 3: something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose [syn: reserve, stockpile] v : accumulate and create a backlog
English → English (gcide) Definition: Backlog 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 diameter and five feet long, imbedded in the ashes. --S. G. Goodrich. [1913 Webster] 2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments. [PJC]