logfile

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noun

A file that serves as a log.

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Meanings

nounlogfile (plural logfiles)

plural logfiles

  1. computingA file that serves as a log.

    […] the logfile contains numerous attributes of the pageview sent to Google.

    2010, Justin Cutroni, Google Analytics: Understanding Visitor Behavior, page 15
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    Aside from the functional DBMS components described above, the logfile is a vital element in transaction management and recovery.

    2018, Wilfried Lemahieu, Seppe vanden Broucke, Bart Baesens, Principles of Database Management (page 435)

    But the robocopy command is unique in that you can easily create a logfile with an option.

    2024, Jack McLarney, The Book of Batch Scripting, page 73

Origin

From log + file.

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Translations

German Logfile
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Latvian žurnāls
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Polish log, plik dziennika
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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