ログ
Meanings
1
A record of events, transactions, or system activity, often used in IT contexts.
Please check the server logs.
2
abbreviationmathematics
Abbreviation of ロガリズム; used in mathematics.
See also: ロガリズム
Please take the log of this expression.
3
A cut piece of a tree trunk or branch; less common than 丸太 in everyday Japanese.
We gathered logs for the campfire.
4
A record of a ship's or aircraft's journey, operations, and events.
The captain entered the details in the ship's log.
5
A device for measuring a ship's speed; a specialized nautical term.
Old ships used a log to measure speed.
Usage patterns
- ログを取るto record/collect a log
We're logging access to the server.
- ログをつけるto keep a logbook entry
The navigator kept a logbook entry every day.
- ログを解析するto analyze a log
I analyzed the error log to find the cause.
- 〈事〉がログに残るfor something to be recorded in the log
That operation is recorded in the log, so you can check it later.