Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

log in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: log in
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To be placed at a certain ranking.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I would like to log in to check my e-mail, but I can't remember my password."
"Their cover version of Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Turn On Your Love Light" logged in at number 80 in 1968."

Etymology

By analogy with clock in. First use of the term appears in 1963 in the publication Compatible Time-Sharing System from the MIT Computation Center.

Usage

Inflected Forms

logs in (present, singular) logging in (participle, present) logged in (participle, past) logged in (past)

Derived Forms

login

Phrases

log-in log into log-on

Frequently Paired Words

logoff log-on logon logout

Synonyms

log on sign in sign on log into log-in

Antonyms

log off log out sign off sign out

Questions

What does log in mean?: To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.
Where does log in come from?: By analogy with clock in. First use of the term appears in 1963 in the publication Compatible Time-Sharing System from the MIT Computation Center.

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