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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The rail network's pet-friendly option also became more popular during the rise of remote work in recent years, as more people spent time away from home while logging on to their day jobs, said Amtrak Senior Public Relations Manager Marc Magliari.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The voting is conducted by the nearly 400 eligible voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America; all of the 151 ballots logged on Ryan Thibodaux’s Baseball Hall of Fame tracker as of Tuesday afternoon have the box next to Suzuki’s name checked.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The service costs MileagePlus members $8, and nonmembers $10 to log on.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the case of Altadena, alerts sent to the eastern parts of town urged residents to log on to alertala.org — a step that was not always possible as internet services shut down.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The voting is conducted by the nearly 400 eligible voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America; all of the 151 ballots logged on Ryan Thibodaux’s Baseball Hall of Fame tracker as of Tuesday afternoon have the box next to Suzuki’s name checked.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The service costs MileagePlus members $8, and nonmembers $10 to log on.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the case of Altadena, alerts sent to the eastern parts of town urged residents to log on to alertala.org — a step that was not always possible as internet services shut down.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Log on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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