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to log off

to log off

5 2.8
To stop using a computer or website and sign out
  • phrasal verb
  • /lɔg ɔf/
  • Texting
translation icon : cerrar sesión
  • I'm logging off.
  • log off the computer
  • user logs off
  • just log off

It is such a flex to like who you work with and be able to log off and not think about work.

Examples

  • Individuals should log off the computer when they are not using it.

    Academic text (2004)

  • I just got to log off.

    Manchester by the Sea (2016)

  • So, log off, do some research.

    A Cam Life (2018)

  • We helped her log off, then started across the parking lot for home.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • After two hours, I decided to bag it, logged off, and went to bed.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Trust me, a lot more people are logging off than you think.

    Blog text (23)

  • Thus, nurses should not give others their password and should always log off when they have completed their entry.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Shouldn't you first log off from your Google account before testing any Google search results?

    Blog text (21)

  • I logged off.

    Couples Retreat (2009)

  • It is important to log off your account when using a public computer.

Synonyms

to sign off
vsto log off
37 3.8

To end a broadcast or show, usually with a final remark

ends a technical connection without any closing message
to log out
vsto log off
  • Texting
7 2.2

Leave your account on a computer or website so others cannot access it

ends a connection without highlighting security or account protection
to terminate the session
vsto log off
  • Specialized
5.8

End a computer or website connection when you finish using it

ends a user's connection to a site or device rather than any process
to dial out
vsto log off
5.1

To leave a phone or video call by ending your connection

ends a connection on websites or systems rather than phone calls

Antonyms

to log in
  • Texting
44 2.7

Enter a computer or online account using your username and password

How Connected

to log off
  • Texting
5 2.8
to unplug
7 4.0

Surface Forms

log off infinitive
logged off past
logged off past participle
logging off present participle
logs off third person singular

Morphology

log + off

Although 'off' conveys cessation and 'log' can mean recording/entering information, the specific computer sense 'to end a session / sign out' is a conventionalized technical usage that is not fully predictable from the literal meanings of the constituents. Learners who know both words may guess a sense related to stopping or removing a log, but they still need exposure to the computing collocation to understand the exact meaning.

Etymology

Log off may come from an old habit of writing your name in a log, a record book, when you began using a machine. When people left and marked they were finished, they had 'logged off', so log off today means 'to end your session' on a computer or website.