log

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log /l'ɒg, AM l'ɔːg/ (logs logging logged)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N n
A log is a piece of a thick branch or of the trunk of a tree that has been cut so that it can be used for fuel or for making things.
He dumped the logs on the big stone hearth.
...the original log cabin where Lincoln was born.
2 [N-COUNT]
A log is an official written account of what happens each day, for example on board a ship.
The family made an official complaint to a ship's officer, which was recorded in the log.
3 [VERB] V n
If you log an event or fact, you record it officially in writing or on a computer.
Details of the crime are then logged in the computer.
= record
4
see also logginglog book (log books)
[N-COUNT]
A log book is a book in which someone records details and events relating to something, for example a journey or period of their life, or a vehicle.log in
or log on
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P n
When someone logs in or logs on, or logs into a computer system, they start using the system, usually by typing their name or identity code and a password.
Customers pay to log on and gossip with other users...
They would log into their account and take a look at prices and decide what they'd like to do.log out
or log off
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
When someone who is using a computer system logs out or logs off, they finish using the system by typing a particular command.
If a computer user fails to log off, the system is accessible to all.

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