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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More than 1,000 people — more than expected — logged on.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
This would explain why researchers did not see a dip in hours logged on phones of students who attend schools where devices are banned.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Feb. 2025
All will ostensibly be decided by judges or juries, but the court of public opinion has also logged on to decide whose reputation should be damaged; there is nothing for either party to really gain here.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Those with TikTok already on their phone, however, would still have access to the app, and not risk any legal penalties for logging on.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
This would explain why researchers did not see a dip in hours logged on phones of students who attend schools where devices are banned.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Feb. 2025
All will ostensibly be decided by judges or juries, but the court of public opinion has also logged on to decide whose reputation should be damaged; there is nothing for either party to really gain here.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Those with TikTok already on their phone, however, would still have access to the app, and not risk any legal penalties for logging on.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for log on
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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