LOGIN
What does "LOGIN" mean?
The act or credentials for gaining access to a computer system or online account.
Meanings
- The process or a set of credentials (username and password) used to access a system. I forgot my login for the banking site.
- A username or account identifier. Enter your login in the first field.
Did you know?
- When you 'log in', you echo an age of sail: the 'log' was a wooden float thrown off a ship to gauge its speed, and the readings were written in the 'logbook'.
Word origin
A 20th-century compound from the phrasal verb 'log in', where 'log' derives from the ship's logbook in which records were kept; the noun 'login' (one word) is the computing-era spelling.
Remember it
LOGIN = LOG + IN: you write your name in the log to get in.
A little poem
A name, a secret word, a blinking line-
the whole self squeezed into a single sign-in.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the lumberjack make a great sysadmin? He was the only one who never forgot a login.
What it teaches
Every door asks who you are first; identity is the price of entry.
Quick facts
What does LOGIN mean?
The act or credentials for gaining access to a computer system or online account.
Is LOGIN a valid word?
Yes — LOGIN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LOGIN?
LOGIN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LOGIN come from?
A 20th-century compound from the phrasal verb 'log in', where 'log' derives from the ship's logbook in which records were kept; the noun 'login' (one word) is the computing-era spelling.
What can LOGIN teach us?
Every door asks who you are first; identity is the price of entry.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.