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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky