logon

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noun

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

“The user's desktop is displayed shortly after logon.”

Similar
loginlog-insign-insign-on
Opposite
logofflogout
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Meanings

nounlogon (plural logons)

plural logons

  1. computingcredentials: 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.

    Synonyms: login, log-in, sign-in, sign-on

  2. computingThe process of logging on.

    The user's desktop is displayed shortly after logon.

    Synonyms: login, log-in, sign-in, sign-on · Antonyms: logoff, logout

verb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of log on.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncredentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.

Similar
loginlog-insign-insign-on

nounThe process of logging on.

Similar
loginlog-insign-insign-on
Opposite
logofflogout
Also see
loginsign-in

Origin

Deverbal from log on.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

logon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logon

MLA

“logon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logon.

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