(also arrearage), n. ~ 1. Materials received by a repository, but not yet processed. - 2. Anything delayed while pending some action. Notes:  'Backlog' connotes materials that have been in a [..]

1680s, "large log placed at the back of a fire," from back (adj.) + log (n.1). Figurative sense of "something stored up for later use" is first attested 1883, but this and the mean [..]

a) The amount of work that accumulates when a system or process is unavailable for a long period of time. This work needs to be processed once the system or process is available and may take a considerable amount of time to process. b) A situation whereby a backlog of work requires more time to action than is available through normal working patter [..]

Schedule of customer orders that have been received and processed, but not yet shipped or fulfilled.  See also Back Order.

log-jam, pile-up (of business orders, for example). U.S. backlog = comfortable reserve of orders -- difference between the two is in opposite interpretation or connotation of same basic situation.

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) accumulate and create a backlog the large log a [..]

Typically, total firm orders minus aircraft deliveries

Definition Sales orders which have not yet been processed.

An accumulation of work that remains to be done, often the cause of delays and bottlenecks in workflow. A cataloging backlog may result when staffing is insufficient to meet the demands of acquisition [..]

Work which has not been completed by the nominated 'required by date'. The period for which each Work Order is overdue is defined as the difference between the current date and the 'required by date'. All work for which no 'required by' date has been specified is generally included on the backlog. Backlog is generally [..]

Volume of all requested maintenance work, yet not completed

refers to unfinished work or to customer orders that have been received but are either incomplete or in the process of completion.

According to 8 USCS § 1572 (Title 8, Aliens and Nationality; Chapter 13, Immigration and Naturalization Service; Immigration Services and Infrastructure Improvements), the term "backlog" mea [..]

(n) 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)(n) the large log at the back of a hearth fi [..]

Number of pending cases exceeding the capacity of a court which is engaged in acting on other cases.

All the cases that haven’t been settled or decided in the time the law says they should be.

The Oxford Dictionary defines backlog as “an accumulation of something, especially uncompleted work or matters that need to be dealt with.”  It suggests the following sentence to illustrate the meaning of the word: “The company took on extra staff to clear the backlog of work.”  For victims who surrendered their bodies to law enforcement post-rape [..]

A collection of stories and tasks the Sprint team will work on at some point in the future. Either the Product Owner has not prioritized them or has assigned them lower priority. Teams or organizations may use the term “backlog” in one of the following four ways:

Amount of goods still to be delivered or received and for which the planned or agreed date has expired

A backlog in the scrum agile development environment is an ordered list of stories that team members agree to work on during a sprint. The scrum process uses three backlogs: product, release, and spri [..]

An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work. ''He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the backlog of papers on his desk.'' (video games) In visual no [..]