n.
1.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)
2.large log at the back of a hearth fire
3.something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose backlog v.
1.accumulate and create a backlog
Idiom of the Day
seamy side of life
the most unpleasant or roughest aspect of life
The policeman learned much about the seamy side of life during his many years of work.