log out

verb

variants or log off

logged out or logged off; logging out or logging off; logs out or logs off

intransitive verb

: to terminate a connection with a computer or system

Suddenly my cursor was able to bring down the missing icons; I was able to log in and log out; and everything was copacetic.

—Christine White

"Atomic Clock" places a call, logs on to the reference clock's modem, obtains the time, logs off and sets your computer's clock.

—The Houston Chronicle

Examples of log out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Similarly, log out of social media accounts to introduce a pause before mindlessly scrolling. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

But after logging out and signing back in a few times, the app began displaying Twitter direct messages. —IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2013

The potential issues that can arise from not logging out can range from minor to major, depending upon the service. —Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024

Instead, we were immediately logged out of the vault and the associated Norton account. —PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

log out

verb

variants or log off

: to terminate a connection with a computer or system