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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Soon, millions of Windows 95 users logged on everyday to Eno’s startup jingle.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
Following an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at increasing U.S. timber production, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced plans to remove environmental protections that will allow logging on millions of acres of national forest land.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Killian logs on to a computer and lurks in YouTube comment sections with other bodybuilding obsessives.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
As the game's deadline approaches, Chipotle fans are logging on daily to take their shot at winning free burritos—one code at a time.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
Following an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at increasing U.S. timber production, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced plans to remove environmental protections that will allow logging on millions of acres of national forest land.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Killian logs on to a computer and lurks in YouTube comment sections with other bodybuilding obsessives.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
As the game's deadline approaches, Chipotle fans are logging on daily to take their shot at winning free burritos—one code at a time.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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