backlog
US/ˈbæk(ˌ)lɔɡ/
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cot caught merger/ˈbæk(ˌ)lɑɡ/
backlog noun: a large log to burn at the back of a fire.
Noun
backlog (plural backlogs)
- A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
- While she was preparing my breakfast, I chopped off a backlog and put it on the fire,[…]1830, Joseph Plumb Martin, “Ch. V”, in A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier
- He threw it on the fire for a back-log, first scraping the live coals and ashes to a heap for his damper.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 31
- A reserve source or supply.
- An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
- He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the backlog of papers on his desk.
- Kyle purchased a new one despite having a backlog of video games that he hasn't played.
- A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.
Verb
backlog (third-person singular simple present backlogs, present participle backlogging, simple past and past participle backlogged)
- To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
backlog meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
backlog in Hindi
- बैकलॉग, बैकलाॅग, बैकलॉग करना
backlog in Tamil
- பின்னுறுத்தல்
backlog in Marathi
- बॅकलॉग, बॅकलाॅग, बॅकलॉग करण्यासाठी
backlog in Urdu
- بیک لاگ, بیکلاگ
More languagesFewer languages
- backlog in Bengali
- জমে থাকা কাজ
- backlog in Telugu
- బ్యాక్లాగ్, బ్యాక్ లాగ్
- backlog in Malayalam
- ജോലികുടിശ്ശിക, പൂർത്തിയാകാത്ത ജോലിയുടെ കുടിശ്ശിക, കെട്ടിക്കിടക്കുന്ന ജോലി, ചെയ്യാൻ ബാക്കികിടക്കുന്ന ജോലി
- backlog in Kannada
- ಹಿಂದುಳಿಕೆ
- backlog in Punjabi
- ਬੈਕਲਾਗ, ਬੈਕਲਾੱਗ, ਬੈਕਲੌਗ
- backlog in Gujarati
- બેકલોગ, બૅકલોગ, બેકલૉગ
- backlog in Odia
- ବ୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ଲଗ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାକଲଗ୍, ବ୍ଯ଼ାକଲାଗ୍
- backlog in Nepali
- ब्याकलग, ब्याकलाग
Forms of backlog
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | backlogs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | backlogs |
| present participle | backlogging |
| past participle | backlogged |
| past | backlogged |
Origin of backlog
From back + log. 1680s; originally a large log at the back of a fire. Figurative sense from 1880s, meaning "something stored up for later use". Possibly influenced by logbook as well.
Words formed from backlog
- fracklog
Questions about backlog
- What does backlog mean?
- Backlog means a large log to burn at the back of a fire.
- What is backlog in Hindi?
- Backlog in Hindi is बैकलॉग, बैकलाॅग, बैकलॉग करना. See Backlog meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is backlog?
- Backlog can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce backlog?
- Backlog is pronounced /ˈbæk(ˌ)lɔɡ/ (US).
- What is the plural of backlog?
- The plural of backlog is backlogs.
Words near backlog in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: backlog (page history and authors); backlog (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); backlog (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); backlog (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); backlog (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); backlog (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); backlog (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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