log in

British  

verb

1. Also: log on.  to enter (an identification number, password, etc) from a remote terminal to gain access to a multiaccess system

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noun

1. Also: login.  the process by which a computer user logs in

log in Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Instead, they use residential proxy networks to log in from U.S. home networks, said Steven Adair, Volexity’s president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Just connect to a U.S.-based server and log in to Netflix.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Account holders need to log in and check the calendar of offerings on the IPO page under the Trade tab on Schwab’s website External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

I log in to GI, a deck called “How Boundaries Build Safety.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Mark gripped the log in both hands, then hammered it backward in desperation.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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