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    4. Why is a surplus of anything called a "backlog"?
    Why is a surplus of anything called a "backlog"?

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    0  Views: 849 Answers: 1 Posted: 14 years ago
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      The same reason that something that still has not arrived, is on "back order"?  


      Why isn't it just "on order" or "ordered"?  

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