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log-on

log-on is the alternative spelling of logon.

log-on is the misspelling of log on.

Meaning of logon

Noun

logon (plural logons)

  1. credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.
    • Using the same logon for different systems can be a security risk.
  2. The process of logging on.
    • The user's desktop is displayed shortly after logon.
    Antonyms:
    logoff, logout

Meaning of log on

Verb

log on (third-person singular simple present logs on, present participle logging on, simple past and past participle logged on)

  1. Synonym of log in.
    Synonyms:
    log in
  2. (dated) To visit a website (as distinguished from signing into it; construed with to).
    • He logged on to yahoo.com, skimmed the front page, and decided to sign in.

Forms of log-on

Noun
plurallog-ons
Verb
third-person singular presentlogs on
present participlelogging on
past participlelogged on
pastlogged on

Origin of log-on

Deverbal from log on.

Questions about log-on

What is log-on the alternative spelling of?
Log-on is the alternative spelling of logon.

Words near log-on in the dictionary

  1. log-log
  2. log-log paper
  3. log-logistic
  4. log-normal distribution
  5. log-normal distributions
  6. log-on
  7. log-ons
  8. log-structured
  9. logaedic
  10. logamediate
  11. logan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: log-on (page history and authors); logon (page history and authors); log on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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