SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
log
verb / noun
To record information systematically.
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The featured verb concerns recording information, not a piece of timber.
To record information systematically
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Return to topThe featured verb concerns recording information, not a piece of timber.
A written record of events or observations, often arranged by time.
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Usage distinction
Return to topThe station log showed that the first call came just before noon.
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See log in use
The crew would log each change in the instrument readings.
She began to log the hours spent restoring each panel.
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