log on
verb
variants or less commonly log in
logged on also logged in; logging on also logging in; logs on also logs in
intransitive verb
: 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 to Dana Milbank log in to the mainframeAfter a hellish day at work or spat with your guy, you log on to Facebook … Jessica Knoll
—often written as log onto and log into Jessica Knoll … a so-called portal, the site that greets users when they first log onto the Internet. Katie Hafner… almost seven million paying subscribers, who can log into the game and interact with other players. Seth Schiesel
Katie Hafner… almost seven million paying subscribers, who can log into the game and interact with other players. Seth Schiesel log-on
ˈlȯg-ˌȯn 
noun ˈläg-ˌän
or less commonly log-in
ˈlȯg-ˌin
ˈläg-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The museum’s free entry tickets are claimed a month in advance, so the only option is to log on at 8:15 a.m. and try to grab a limited number of same-day passes. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Students who log on Wednesday will be able to interact with the class hosts through chat and polling features, Galvin said. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Hyams is the matchmaker-in-chief whose mission is to help the 250 million job seekers who log on every month connect with the right employer. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 Very, judging by the memes and messages flooding social media as Beyonce’s millions of fans log on and soak up the new album. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 July 2022 Patients who might have feared being seen at an in-person clinic could log on without leaving home. al, 23 July 2022 Waiting for Iris Apfel to log on to Zoom to discuss her collaboration with H&M, which hits US stores on April 14, is a little like waiting for the Queen to pop up online. Vogue, 14 Apr. 2022 His number, as well as Bannon's, appeared on the White House call log on the morning of Jan. 6. CBS News, 9 June 2022 The game’s change log on GitHub reads like the diary of someone advancing their technical skills in between casting votes at the United Nations. Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 See More
Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Students who log on Wednesday will be able to interact with the class hosts through chat and polling features, Galvin said. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 Hyams is the matchmaker-in-chief whose mission is to help the 250 million job seekers who log on every month connect with the right employer. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 Very, judging by the memes and messages flooding social media as Beyonce’s millions of fans log on and soak up the new album. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 July 2022 Patients who might have feared being seen at an in-person clinic could log on without leaving home. al, 23 July 2022 Waiting for Iris Apfel to log on to Zoom to discuss her collaboration with H&M, which hits US stores on April 14, is a little like waiting for the Queen to pop up online. Vogue, 14 Apr. 2022 His number, as well as Bannon's, appeared on the White House call log on the morning of Jan. 6. CBS News, 9 June 2022 The game’s change log on GitHub reads like the diary of someone advancing their technical skills in between casting votes at the United Nations. Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above