/bak"lawg', -log'/ , n. , v. , backlogged, backlogging .
n.
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. Cf. forestick .
v.t.
3. to hold in reserve, as for future handling or repair.
4. to enter and acknowledge (an order) for future shipment.
v.i.
5. to accumulate in a backlog: Orders are starting to backlog faster than we can process them.
[ 1675-85; BACK 1 + LOG ]
Syn. 1. supply, stock, store, fund, cache, reservoir.