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backlogs

backlogs is the plural of backlog.

backlogs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backlog.

Meaning of backlog

Noun

backlog (plural backlogs)

  1. 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
  2. A reserve source or supply.
  3. 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.
  4. A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.

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Questions about backlogs

What is backlogs the plural of?
Backlogs is the plural of backlog.

Words near backlogs in the dictionary

  1. backlock
  2. backlocks
  3. backlog
  4. backlogged
  5. backlogging
  6. backlogs
  7. backlot
  8. backlots
  9. backlotter
  10. backlotters
  11. Backlund

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backlogs (page history and authors); backlog (page history and authors). 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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