logging
Americannoun
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the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
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Nautical. a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.
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Etymology
Origin of logging
Example Sentences
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You also, crucially, need to know your current Social Security benefit or your projected future benefit, depending on your situation, which you can get by logging in to your online Social Security account.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
However, Adhikary claims that after logging into the portal, he could view scanned answer sheets and independently verify the personal details of one evaluator whose account he accessed.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Anthropic said it has rolled out features that help IT admins in areas like role-based access, spend controls, usage analytics, audit logging and curated plug-in libraries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Available scholarship funds can be accessed by logging on to the CalKIDS website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
I had been hard pressed to find new country to run in to keep the young dogs from becoming bored and this logging trail was one we hadn’t run.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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