log on
verb
variants
or less commonly log in
logged on also logged in; logging on also logging in; logs on also logs in
: to establish communication and initiate interaction with a computer or system
When you log on, you are taken to your "slimming apartment"; it's a virtual world, kind of like the Sims game …—
Gill Sutherland
Gill Sutherland… that voters from Iowa, New Hampshire, and Ohio will see different pages when they log in.—Dana Milbank
—often used with toDana Milbanklog in to the mainframe
After a hellish day at work or spat with your guy, you log on to Facebook …—Jessica Knoll
—often written as log onto and log intoJessica Knoll… a so-called portal, the site that greets users when they first log onto the Internet.—Katie Hafner
Katie Hafner… almost seven million paying subscribers, who can log into the game and interact with other players.—Seth Schiesel
Seth Schiesel
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During this visit, Taylor logged on to the state’s online portal for managing death certificates and worked through his list for the day, clicking electronic approvals for cremation and other paperwork.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Sink your fangs into some colorful local history courtesy of The Enquirer's archives logged on Newspapers.com.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
The searches were logged on the database and a school resource officer reviewed them.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
According to police emergency call logs on the day of the incident, multiple calls from members of the public were made about overcrowding as early as four hours before the situation gravely worsened.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
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Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Sink your fangs into some colorful local history courtesy of The Enquirer's archives logged on Newspapers.com.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
The searches were logged on the database and a school resource officer reviewed them.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
According to police emergency call logs on the day of the incident, multiple calls from members of the public were made about overcrowding as early as four hours before the situation gravely worsened.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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