[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

backlog \back"log`\ ba^k"lo^g`; 115, n. back, a. + log.
   1. a large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the
      hearth. contrasted to forestick. u.s.
      1913 webster

            there was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and
            twenty inches in diameter and five feet long,
            imbedded in the ashes.                --s. g.
                                                  goodrich.
      1913 webster

   2. an accumulation of tasks or of materials that were not
      performed or processed at the normal time and require
      attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of
      unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a
      large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments.
      pjc
see also:
forestick 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

backlog
     n 1: 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
     2: large log at the back of a hearth fire syn: log
     3: something kept back or saved for future use or a special
        purpose syn: reserve, stockpile
     v : accumulate and create a backlog
see also:
log reserve stockpile 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "backlog":
   abundance, accumulation, amassment, bavin, brush, brushwood,
   budget, cache, collection, commissariat, commissary, cornucopia,
   cumulation, dump, fagot, firewood, heap, hoard, inventory,
   kindling, kindlings, larder, log, mass, material, materials,
   materiel, munitions, nest egg, pile, plenitude, plenty,
   provisionment, provisions, rations, repertoire, repertory, reserve,
   reserve fund, reserve supply, reserves, reservoir, resource, rick,
   savings, sinking fund, something in reserve, stack, stock,
   stock-in-trade, stockpile, store, stores, stovewood, supplies,
   supply on hand, treasure, treasury, unexpended balance, wood,
   yule clog, yule log

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