noun
- the act or process of connecting to a computer system or online service by entering a username and password
Usage: computing; often used in business and technical contexts
verb
- to connect to a computer system or online service by entering authentication credentials
Usage: computing; also spelled 'log on' (two words)
Examples
- You need to logon to your email account before you can send messages.
- The logon process requires a username and password for security.
- I forgot my password and couldn't logon to the website.
- The system will ask for your logon credentials when you start the application.
- She had to logon to the company network to access the shared files.
- The logon screen appeared after I restarted my computer.
- Employees must logon with their work ID to use the office computers.