Associations to the word «Backlog»

Wiktionary

BACKLOG, noun. An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work.
BACKLOG, noun. (video games) In visual novels, a log contaning text previously read.
BACKLOG, noun. A reserve source or supply.
BACKLOG, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog

Dictionary definition

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).
BACKLOG, noun. The large log at the back of a hearth fire.
BACKLOG, noun. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.
BACKLOG, verb. Accumulate and create a backlog.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats