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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According to the transactions log on his official roster page, Zeglin was traded from the Cubs to the Houston Astros on Thursday, with Chicago receiving cash considerations.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In 2024, 423,450 taxpayers across eight states logged on to Direct File.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
Putting logs on a fireplace and sitting there with my family, listening to our favorite holiday music.
—Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Her message to other kids her age is to enjoy the serenity before everyone logs on again at 16.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In 2024, 423,450 taxpayers across eight states logged on to Direct File.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
Putting logs on a fireplace and sitting there with my family, listening to our favorite holiday music.
—Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Her message to other kids her age is to enjoy the serenity before everyone logs on again at 16.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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