log-on

A form of logon — credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.

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Meanings

nounlog-on (plural log-ons)

plural log-ons

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of logon.
verblog-on (third-person singular simple present logs on, present participle logging on, simple past and past participle logged on)

present singular third person logs on · participle present logging on · participle past logged on · past logged on

  1. misspellingMisspelling of log on.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
loginsign-in

Origin

Deverbal from log on.

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Cite this entry
APA

log-on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-on

MLA

“log-on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-on. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “log-on,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-on.

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