back·log (băk'lŏg', -lôg')
n.

1. A reserve supply or source.
2. An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders.
3. A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace.

v., -logged, -log·ging, -logs.

v.tr.
To acquire (something) as a backlog.

v.intr.
To become a backlog; accumulate.

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