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Dictionary definition · log

noun

  1. a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  2. the exponent required to produce a given number
  3. a written record of messages sent or received"they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"
  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

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).