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Log meaning

What does “log” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“log” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches.

log

noun

  1. a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

  2. the exponent required to produce a given number

    Synonymslogarithm

  3. a written record of messages sent or received

    “they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station”

    “an email log”

  4. a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)

  5. measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

verb

  1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes

  2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests

    Synonymslumber

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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