Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reserve supply or source.
- noun An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.
- noun A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace.
- intransitive verb To acquire (something) as a backlog.
- intransitive verb To become a backlog; accumulate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large log placed at the back of an open wood-fire to sustain combustion and concentrate the heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun U.S. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth. Contrasted to
forestick . - noun An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not performed or processed at the normal time and require attention.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
accumulation orbuildup , especially ofunfilled orders orunfinished work - noun A
reserve source orsupply - verb transitive, intransitive To
acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the large log at the back of a hearth fire
- noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- verb accumulate and create a backlog
- noun 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)
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think my backlog is about 2-3 dozen titles, my magnum opus being "The Bookbinding Trades Journal".
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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I think my backlog is about 2-3 dozen titles, my magnum opus being "The Bookbinding Trades Journal".
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The way our revenue picture works is that we look at what is are our committed revenue which is what you call backlog and what is revenue we expect from existing clients.
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The way our revenue picture works is that we look at what is are our committed revenue which is what you call backlog and what is revenue we expect from existing clients.
unknown title 2008
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Thirdly, value for money affects voluntary churn and we've successfully addressed this to effective management of what we term our backlog, revaluing our own incumbent customers.
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The vast remaining backlog is hurting the region's economy, said Kathleen Sgamma, government affairs director for the Western Energy Alliance.
Western Energy Alliance Sues Federal Government Over Oil-Gas Lease Backlog AP 2010
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The vast remaining backlog is hurting the region's economy, said Kathleen Sgamma, government affairs director for the Western Energy Alliance.
Western Energy Alliance Sues Federal Government Over Oil-Gas Lease Backlog AP 2010
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The vast remaining backlog is hurting the region's economy, said Kathleen Sgamma, government affairs director for the Western Energy Alliance.
Western Energy Alliance Sues Federal Government Over Oil-Gas Lease Backlog AP 2010
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Boeing's workhorse 737 now has over 2000 planes in backlog and the company has announced three separate increases in build rate this year as visibility has improved.
Aerospace Bull Market Takes Flight Despite Military Cutbacks Rick Whittington 2010
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And perhaps that's reflected in how long my backlog is -- the best thing I've read this year is Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge ... which yeah, I know, I should have read in 2007.
mollusque commented on the word backlog
They brought in the materials for an old-fashioned fire, backlog, forestick, and crowsticks, and presently seated themselves before a crackling blaze.
--Sarah Orne Jewett, 1884, A Country Doctor
January 28, 2010