log out

verb

variants or log off

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

: 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

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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 The colleges were missing between 17 and 25 crimes from their daily crime logs out of about 60 crimes the state reviewed for each of the six institutions. —

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024 Alternatively, players can just log in, make some moves, log out, and come back to it later, allowing for asynchronous play without much hassle. —

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for log out