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Backlog and Queue

noun

  • 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. )
  • The large log at the back of a hearth fire.
  • Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.

verb

  • Accumulate and create a backlog. .
(n.) A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.

Value of unfilled orders placed with a manufacturing company. Whether a firm's' BACKLOG' is rising or falling is a clue to its future sales and earnings.

noun

  • A line of people or vehicles waiting for something.
  • Information processing. ( an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted)
  • A braid of hair at the back of the head.

verb

  • Form a queue, form a line, stand in line.
    • usage: "Customers lined up in front of the store"