logon

Deverbal from log on.

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logon (plural logons)

1. (computing) credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.

   Synonyms: login, log-in, sign-in, sign-on

   Using the same logon for different systems can be a security risk.

2. (computing) The process of logging on.

   Synonyms: login, log-in, sign-in, sign-on

   Antonyms: logoff, logout

   The user's desktop is displayed shortly after logon.

logon

1. Misspelling of log on.

• Longo, long o, loong

Unadapted borrowing from English logon.

logon m (invariable)

1. (computing) logon

• longo

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logon

1. to light up, to flame

• “logon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

lōgon

1. plural preterite indicative of lēan

logon

1. definite singular of logo