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| back·log [ bák lòg, bák làwg ] |
noun (plural back·logs) |
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1. things still to be done: a quantity of unfinished business or work that has built up over a period of time and must be dealt with before progress can be made
  She faced a backlog of unanswered letters when she came back.
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2. large log on fire: a large log placed at the back of an open fire
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle back·logged, present participle back·log·ging, 3rd person present singular back·logs) |
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accumulate: to accumulate work or material that needs to be dealt with
Order fulfillment got backlogged when nearly everyone in the department came down with the flu.
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