Log
Definition of Log
| n. | 1. | A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills. | | 1. | A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing. | | 2. | (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water. | | 3. | The record of the rate of speed of a ship or airplane, and of the course of its progress for the duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book. | | 4. | A record and tabulated statement of the person(s) operating, operations performed, resources consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or system. | | 5. | (Mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave. | | 6. | (computers) A record of activities performed within a program, or changes in a database or file on a computer, and typically kept as a file in the computer. | | v. t. | 1. | (Naut.) To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run. | | 2. | To record any event in a logbook, especially an event relating to the operation of a machine or device. | | v. i. | 1. | To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs. | | 2. | To move to and fro; to rock. |
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