log out
/lɒɡ aʊt/ IELTSAcademic
verb
to end a computer or website session so no one else can use your account. It is the opposite of logging in.
- Please log out after using a shared computer.
- I logged out of my email account.
- The app logs you out after ten minutes.
Adinary Nuance
Log out is the standard phrase for ending an account session. It is more specific than leave or exit, which can mean only closing a page or app. Use log out when you want to show that the account session itself has ended. In spoken English, people also say sign out, especially on phones and apps.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- đăng xuất
- Spanish
- cerrar sesión
- Chinese
- 退出登录
- Japanese
- ログアウト
- Korean
- 로그아웃
Etymology
Log out became common with computers in the late 20th century. It uses log in/log out as a pair, where log means record or enter information.
Common phrases
log out of an accountlog out of emailautomatically log outlog out and close the browser
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Frequently asked questions
- Is log out the same as sign out?
- Yes, most of the time. Sign out is common in apps and websites, while log out is very common in general computing.
- Can I say log out from my account?
- People usually say log out of my account, not log out from my account.
- Is log out formal or informal?
- It is neutral and very common in everyday tech English.
- What is the opposite of log out?
- The opposite is log in or sign in.