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a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
- We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 15 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of backlog was in 1684
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