Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Backlog \Back"log`\ (b[a^]k"l[o^]g`; 115), n. [Back, a. + log.]
1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the
hearth. Contrasted to {forestick}. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and
twenty inches in diameter and five feet long,
imbedded in the ashes. --S. G.
Goodrich.
[1913 Webster]
2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not
performed or processed at the normal time and require
attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of
unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a
large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backlog
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: the large log at the back of a hearth fire
3: something kept back or saved for future use or a special
purpose [syn: {reserve}, {backlog}, {stockpile}]
v 1: accumulate and create a backlog
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
