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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.