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logon

logon noun: credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer. Also the misspelling of log on.

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

Also used as

logon is also the misspelling of log on.

Synonyms of logon

Antonyms

Forms of logon

plurallogons

Origin of logon

Deverbal from log on.

Questions about logon

What does logon mean?
Logon means credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.
What part of speech is logon?
Logon is a noun.
What is the plural of logon?
The plural of logon is logons.

Words near logon in the dictionary

  1. logometer
  2. logometers
  3. logometric
  4. logometrical
  5. logometrically
  6. logon
  7. logons
  8. Logooli
  9. logopaedic
  10. logopaedics
  11. logopathies

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