logout

noun

USLAWG-owt/ˈlɔɡˌaʊt/UKLOG-owt/ˈlɒɡaʊt/

1 meaning of logout

1
nouncountable
The act or process of signing out of an account or system, ending an active session.
The system forces a logout after fifteen minutes of inactivity.
Each logout is recorded in the security log with a timestamp.
Similarlogoff, signout, signoff
Oppositelogin, logon
Note
A computing noun made from the phrasal verb log out, and the spelling shows the split: you log out (two words), but a logout is one. Technically it usually means clearing session tokens or cookies so the application returns to an unauthenticated state. Its partners follow the same pattern: login or logon opens a session, logoff or signout ends one, and some are still hyphenated (log-in, sign-out).

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Origin

Formed from the verb phrase 'log out.'