log-onn.
/ˈlɒɡɒn/, /ˌlɒɡˈɒn/, U.S. /ˈlɔɡˌɑn/, /ˈlɑɡˌɑn/ Computing.
The action or an act of logging on; =log-in n. Also attributive, esp. designating a procedure which is carried out every time a user logs on.
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society > computing and information technology > [noun] > act of accessing
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society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > connect
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1977 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) July 65/3 (advt.) With 300 people authorized to use the terminals,..we now average over 400 ‘log-ons’ a day. As many as 70 people may be online simultaneously.
1982 Electronics 10 Feb. 214/1 An entire log-on sequence can be programmed for automatic transmission.
1986 Personal Computer World Nov. 150/3 The communications module also allows you to automate the log-on sequence for different services.
1988 ‘C. J. Cherryh’ Cyteen 58 There was nothing he dared use: every log-on was recorded.
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