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DictionaryloginAccount access
noun / adjective

login

LAWG-in/ˈlɔːɡɪn/

The identification process that grants access to an account.

The laptop's login screen requests identifying information and a password.

A close view of a laptop displaying a recognizable credential-entry interface: a user-avatar icon beside an upper entry field, a padlock beside a lower field containing password dots, and a right-arrow submit button.
Etymology
logEnglishregister
+inEnglishin; into

The phrase log in names the act of entering a computer system. As a noun, login can name either that access process or the credentials used to complete it.

In context

The Linux Foundation14:53
we're going to get the login credentials from the kubernetes secrets so the arcade installation generated a random password for us to use
Migrating AWS Lambda Functions to Open Source Serverless on OpenFaaS - Burton Rheutan, OpenFaaS

More examples

  • The login page asks for your email address.
  • Several failed logins lock the account for ten minutes.
  • I save my login details in a password manager.

Forms

login · logins

Similar words

sign-in
Names the same access process, often in less technical language.
authentication
Verifies identity but does not necessarily grant account access.