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login¹

  • /ˈlɒɡ.ɪn/

Rhymes with (UK) -ɒɡɪn

Where it comes from

A deverbal from log in.

noun logins · log-in

  1. Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. I've forgotten my login again.

    Similar: logon, sign-in, sign-on

  2. The process or an instance of logging in. Your login failed because you weren't connected to the office network.

    Similar: logon, log-on, sign-in, sign-on · Opposite: logoff, logout

verb log-in

  1. misspelling Misspelling of log in

Login²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Cilymaenllwyd community, west Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1623).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: log in, log on, logon, username, sign-on, bootable, pluggable, uplink, log-in, register, registration, sign-up, registry, sign, interconnection, plug

Translations

Every language

noun user's identification

Españollogin (lóguin), credencial, credenciales
한국어로그인 rogeu'in, 사용자명 sayongjamyeong, 사용자 이름 sayongja ireum
日本語ログイン roguin, ユーザー名 yūzāmei, 利用者名 riyōshamei
中文用戶名 /用户名 yònghùmíng
Portuguêslogin
Françaisidentifiant, ID, nom d'utilisateur, compte
DeutschLogin, Benutzername
Italianocredenziali
Русскийлоги́н logín, и́мя по́льзователя ímja pólʹzovatelja, и́мя учётной за́писи ímja učótnoj zápisi

noun logging in

Españollogueamiento
한국어로그인 rogeu'in
日本語ログイン roguin
中文記入 /记入 jìrù, 登錄 /登录 dēnglù, 簽入 /签入 qiānrù
Portuguêslogin
DeutschBenutzeranmeldung, Anmeldung, Einloggen
Русскийвход vxod, вход в систе́му vxod v sistému
العربيةتَسْجِيل دُخُول tasjīl duḵūl

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"login." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/login. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

login. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/login

Chicago

"login." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/login.

BibTeX
@misc{login_2026,
  title = {login},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/login},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}