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
Examples of log on in a Sentence
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Some of the white women who had logged on said the idea of supporting Kamala Harris as an identity group was necessary and empowering.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
According to the log on his software wallet, Michael moved bitcoin into his wallet for the first time on April 14, 2013.
—Kim Zetter, WIRED, 28 May 2024
One is email addresses, which many people use to log on to services.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The most recent 311 complaint, logged on July 7, was for loud talking outside the building.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
According to the log on his software wallet, Michael moved bitcoin into his wallet for the first time on April 14, 2013.
—Kim Zetter, WIRED, 28 May 2024
One is email addresses, which many people use to log on to services.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The most recent 311 complaint, logged on July 7, was for loud talking outside the building.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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