# logout

Pronunciation: US say "LAWG-owt" /ˈlɔɡˌaʊt/; UK say "LOG-owt" /ˈlɒɡaʊt/

## Noun

1. The act or process of signing out of an account or system, ending an active session.
   - Simple: The act of signing out of a website, app, or computer system.
   - _The system forces a logout after fifteen minutes of inactivity._
   - _Each logout is recorded in the security log with a timestamp._

## Origin

Formed from the verb phrase 'log out.'

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/logout (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).