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" I always have a backlog of like seven movies that I want to make."
Benh Zeitlin

Meaning of "backlog" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BACKLOG

ˈbækˌlɒɡ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKLOG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Backlog is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACKLOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of backlog in the English dictionary

The definition of backlog in the dictionary is an accumulation of uncompleted work, unsold stock, etc, to be dealt with. Other definition of backlog is a large log at the back of a fireplace.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKLOG

analog · analogue · antilog · apologue · catalogue · Decalogue · dialogue · duologue · epilogue · homolog · homologue · magalog · moblog · monolog · monologue · philologue · semilog · trialogue · waterlog · weblog

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKLOG

backland · backlash · backlasher · backless · backlift · backlight · backline · backlist · backlit · backload · backlot · backmost · backout · backpack · backpacker · backpacking · backpiece · backra · backrest · backroom

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKLOG

blog · clog · colog · epilog · flight log · flog · heave the log · like a log · liveblog · log · loglog · microblog · putlog · slog · stop log · Tagalog · travelog · unclog · vlog · yule log

Synonyms and antonyms of backlog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACKLOG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «backlog» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «backlog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKLOG

Find out the translation of backlog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of backlog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «backlog» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

积压待办的事务
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

atraso
570 millions of speakers
en

English

backlog
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

बैकलॉग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراكم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

отставание
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

acúmulo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

জমা কাজ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

accumulation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Backlog
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rückstand
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

仕残し
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

잔여 업무
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Backlog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tồn đọng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டித்தர
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनुशेष
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

birikim
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

lavoro arretrato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Portfel
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

відставання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

restante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεκτέλεστο υπόλοιπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agterstand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orderstock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

backlog
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about backlog

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2 QUOTES WITH «BACKLOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word backlog.
1
Greg Berlanti
Especially with DVRs nowadays, people have their roster. More and more, it's not just, 'I'll watch what's on at 9 P.M.' They have their backlog of the shows they always watch, that they record every week, and it's a matter of, how do you get into that list?
2
Benh Zeitlin
I always have a backlog of like seven movies that I want to make.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKLOG»

Discover the use of backlog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to backlog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program: U. S. ...
However, public and private crime labs are not fully equipped to handle the increased demand for DNA. The increased demand for DNA analyses has caused a large backlog of unanalyzed DNA samples from convicted offenders and crime scenes.
Raymond J. Beaudet, 2010
2
Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering
Stephen H. Kan. 4,3.1 Fix Backlog and Backlog Management Index Fix backlog is a workload statement for software maintenance. It is related to both the rate of defect arrivals and the rate at which fixes for reported problems become available .
Stephen H. Kan, 2003
3
DOD personnel clearances DOD needs to overcome impediments ...
September 2003 and has not estimated the size of the backlog since January 2000. DOD cannot estimate the size of its backlog of overdue reinvestigations that have not yet been submitted for renewal, but prior estimates of this portion of the ...
United States, Committee on Armed Services, General Accounting Office, Congress, House
4
Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory's ...
Conclusion The FBI Laboratory's forensic DNA analysis units have a significant backlog, with over 3,200 backlogged cases awaiting DNA analysis as of March 2010, and this backlog is growing. Since October 2008 the backlog of forensic ...
Glenn A. Fine, 2011
5
Due Diligence: Planning, Questions, Issues
Income. Recognition. and. Backlog. PRIMARY ISSUES AND OBSERVATIONS A. Historically, management that is intent on manipulating reported income frequently resorts to schemes involving receivables, inventory, income recognition, ...
Gordon Bing, 2008
6
Freedom of Information Act: Agencies are Making Progress in ...
Agencies are Making Progress in Reducing Backlog, But Additional Guidance Is Needed Linda Koontz. DHS components submitted weekly and monthly data to DHS's Chief FOIA Officer. Officials also cited improvements to the department's ...
Linda Koontz, 2008
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Defense Security Service : the personnel security ...
This accounted for all carryover work at DSS and all new work to be submitted over fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002, both backlog cases and the steady- state workload. In addition, the memorandum call for the appointment of a senior  ...
8
Due Diligence Techniques and Analysis: Critical Questions ...
Making sales, recording orders and maintaining a backlog are basic activities that commence a sequence eventually resulting in a profit or loss reported on the business's income statement. The level of reported income largely determines the ...
Gordon Bing, 1996
9
DiffQ- Differential Backlog Congestion Control for Wireless ...
A second challenge is the recent interest in exploiting the broadcast feature of wireless networks, leading to the proposal of many creative protocols including opportunistic routing and network coding.
Ajit C. Warrier, 2008
10
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling: Streamline Your ...
6.1.1 Managing the Backlog Maintenance is managed by managing the backlog. It is impossible for a facility to be proactive if resources are not kept in balance with the workload. If the overwhelming majority of jobs are not planned, there is no ...
Timothy C. Kister, Bruce Hawkins, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKLOG»

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Retirement Backlog Drops, But It's Still Higher Than Expected
The retirement claims backlog continues to fall, but not as fast as ... Still, at this time last year, OPM's backlog was 12,391 claims -- 2,120 fewer ... «GovExec.com, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Damaging DCF backlog
Still the backlog remains in the thousands. As of Dec. 31, there were 2,126 open and backlogged cases, the Herald reported last week. «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Air Lease orders another A330 as Paris lifts Airbus backlog
The backlog also shows that Indonesian carrier Lion Air has converted nine Airbus A320s to the re-engined A320neo version. It takes Lion Air's ... «Flightglobal, Jul 15»
4
State VFW helps sick veterans facing VA backlog
“The VA backlog is outrageous,” said Salvador, whose office in the U.S. Federal Building in Pittsburgh sends a representative here once a ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
5
RIVERSIDE: Working through rape kit backlog for 'a little bit of justice'
For months, Riverside police Detective Roberta Hopewell has been working her way through a backlog of untested rape kits that, at its peak, ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Beyond the 'backlog' of untested rape kits | Local law enforcement …
Since a 2007 audit of the Portland Police Bureau's so-called backlog of untested kits, many have called attention to the kits, which contain ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
'Rollover' backlog finally cleared
However, those numbers do not come close to the application backlog Cayman saw during 2006 and 2007, when more than 3,500 people ... «Cayman Compass, Jul 15»
8
Report IDs backlog of appeals to Department of Children and Families
State Senate President Stan Rosenberg called a new report about the backlog of appeals before the Department of Children and Families ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
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Published on Jul 2, 2015, 8:51 am AST
National Security Minister Carl Alfonso has said a staffing problem resulted in the backlog of 20,000 passports at the New York Consulate in the ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Colorado seeks 2 additional federal judges, cites backlog
DENVER (AP) — Members of Colorado's congressional delegation have introduced a bill to create two new U.S. District Court judgeships in ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
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