1. the activity or business of cutting down trees for wood
2. the systematic recording of events, data, or activities
Usage: computing; technical

1. present participle of log: cutting down trees for wood
2. present participle of log: recording information systematically

Examples

• The logging industry is important to the local economy.
• Environmental groups oppose logging in old-growth forests.
• The software includes automatic error logging.
• They are logging all network activity for security purposes.
• The company has been logging trees in this area for decades.
• She spent the morning logging data from the experiment.
• Illegal logging threatens endangered wildlife habitats.