# log in

Pronunciation: US say "lawg-IN" /ˌlɔɡ ˈɪn/; UK say "log-IN" /ˌlɒɡ ˈɪn/

## Phrasal verb

1. To gain access to a computer system, usually by entering a username and password registered earlier.
   - Simple: To get into a computer system, usually by typing a username and password you set up before.
   - _Employees must log in with their ID number before using the terminals._
   - _The banking app logs customers in with a fingerprint instead of a password._
3. To be placed at a particular position in a ranking.
   - Simple: To end up at a certain place in a ranking, such as a music chart.
   - _Their debut single logged in at number 45 on the country chart._
   - _Analysts expect the film to log in at fifth place on this year's list of top earners._

## Noun · log-in

Pronunciation: US say "LAWG-in" /ˈlɔɡ ɪn/; UK say "LOG-in" /ˈlɒɡ ɪn/

2. Alternative spelling of login. — Alternative spelling of login.
   - Simple: Alternative spelling of login. It means signing in, or the name and password you use to sign in.
   - _Each employee gets a separate log-in for the payroll system._
   - _The site records every log-in, so you can see when your account was last used._

## Origin

**Meanings 1, 3** — Formed by analogy with clock in. The term first appears in 1963, in the MIT Computation Center's publication Compatible Time-Sharing System.
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the phrasal verb log in.

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