log book

Noun

logbook (plural logbooks)

1. A book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.
   • Near-synonym: log

   Synonyms:

   log

2. (broadly) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
   • "If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
3. (UK) A record of the ownership and licensing of a motor car.