| logical positivism |
a movement in philosophy that views philosophy as a way of analyzing and criticizing science, and that holds that all statements not based on observation, experience, or the rules of language are meaningless. |
| logician |
one who has expert knowledge of formal logic. |
| login |
the act of authenticating one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. [2 definitions] |
| log in |
to authenticate one's identity in order to start using a computer or network, usually by entering a user name and password recognized by the computer. |
| logistics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the aspect of military science relating to the procurement and distribution of equipment and supplies and the maintenance and transportation of troops. [2 definitions] |
| logjam |
an immovable mass or tangle of floating logs on a river or stream. [2 definitions] |
| logo |
a logotype. |
| log off |
to go through the steps required to exit a computer, database, or system. Logging off ends one's access to the system until one logs in again with user name and password. |
| logogram |
a symbol or sign used to represent an entire spoken word. |
| logogriph |
a word puzzle. |
| logomachy |
an argument about words. [3 definitions] |
| log on |
to enter a computer system with a password. |
| logorrhea |
incoherent, excessive speech. |
| logotype |
a single piece of type that carries two or more usu. separate letters or elements. [2 definitions] |
| log out |
to give the command to exit a digital account for which one has a user name and password. |
| logroll |
to obtain the passage of (a bill) by political logrolling. [2 definitions] |
| logrolling |
the action of rolling floating logs with one's feet, esp. as a game of skill; birling. [2 definitions] |
| -logue |
spoken or written discourse. |
| logwood |
a tropical American tree that has a hard brownish red heartwood, thorny branches, and yellow flowers. [2 definitions] |
| -logy |
science, study, or doctrine of. [2 definitions] |
| logy |
tired and unenergetic; sluggish; lethargic. |