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log in
verb
- Alsolog on to enter (an identification number, password, etc) from a remote terminal to gain access to a multiaccess system
noun
- Alsologin the process by which a computer user logs in
Idioms and Phrases
Also, log on . Enter into a computer the information needed to begin a session, as in I logged in at two o'clock , or There's no record of your logging on today . These expressions refer especially to large systems shared by numerous individuals, who need to enter a username or password before executing a program. The antonyms are log off and log out , meaning “to end a computer session.†All these expressions derive from the use of log in the nautical sense of entering information about a ship in a journal called a log book . [c. 1960]Example Sentences
Customers can delete their account and request their samples be destroyed by logging in and navigating to the settings page.
Carranza argued in court filings that she used her name when logging in, and pointed out that she and other command staff routinely used the league’s system to access their agency benefits.
"A Gwent Police complaint handler spoke with the complainant where communication concerns during the investigation were discussed. The complaint was logged in line with statutory guidance," they said.
Later, when trying to resolve the issue, Ms Tyler's daughter-in-law found she could access her mother's account even after log in details had been changed.
Once a cast member leaves the show, their costumes are boxed up, logged in a database and sent to a warehouse in Brooklyn.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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