Login

/ˈlɔːɡɪn/ noun

A login is the process or information used to enter a computer system, website, or app, usually involving a username and password. As a verb phrase, “log in” means to perform this action.

It comes from “log,” meaning to record events, and “in,” suggesting entry into a system. The word grew with early computer systems that recorded who accessed them and when.

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