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BACKLOG

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back⋅log

  [bak-lawg, -log] noun, verb, -logged, -log⋅ging.
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–noun
1. a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
2. a large log at the back of a hearth to keep up a fire. Compare forestick.
–verb (used with object)
3. to hold in reserve, as for future handling or repair.
4. to enter and acknowledge (an order) for future shipment.
–verb (used without object)
5. to accumulate in a backlog: Orders are starting to backlog faster than we can process them.
Origin:
1675–85; back 1 + log

Synonyms:
1. supply, stock, store, fund, cache, reservoir.
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back·log   (bāk'lŏg', -lôg')   
n.  

  1. A reserve supply or source.

  2. An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.

  3. A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace.

v.   back·logged, back·log·ging, back·logs

v.   tr.
To acquire (something) as a backlog.
v.   intr.
To become a backlog; accumulate.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

backlog 
1684, from back + log. Originally a large log placed at the back of a fire. Figurative sense is first attested 1883, via notion of "a reserve of something stored up."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Backlog

The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled.

Investopedia Commentary

This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings.

See also: Earnings, Revenue, Sales per Share

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