noun

logout

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Logout (noun) means the act of signing out of a computer, app or online account, ending your current session. Example: “An automatic logout happens after fifteen minutes of inactivity.”

noun

The act of signing out of a computer, app or online account, ending your current session.

"An automatic logout happens after fifteen minutes of inactivity."

"The logout button is under your profile picture."

adjective

Relating to the process of signing out.

"The logout link is broken on mobile."

"Clear the session cookie on the logout page."

verb

To sign out of an account or system. Standard style writes this as two words, log out.

"Remember to log out on shared computers."

How to Use Logout

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSigning out of an account so nobody else can use it.

When to use it

Neutral, technical. Write the noun and adjective as one word, logout, and the verb as two, log out. Log off is the older synonym and survives mainly in Windows and workplace contexts.

Memory tip

A quick test: if you can put a word between them, it is the verb. You log quietly out; you cannot click the log out button, you click the logout button.

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Easily confused with

logout → log out log off sign out

Common pairings

logout button automatic logout forced logout logout page session logout

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An automatic _____ happens after fifteen minutes of inactivity.

Etymology

From the phrasal verb log out, itself from the practice of recording arrivals and departures in a log.

Origin: English

Synonyms

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sign-out log-off sign-off log off sign out

Antonyms

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Rhymes for logout

out tout bout gout lout pout rout about trout spout clout grout

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between logout and log out?

Logout is the noun or adjective, as in the logout button or an automatic logout. Log out is the verb, as in please log out before you leave. Writing the verb as one word is a very common error.

What is the difference between logging out and closing the app?

Closing the app usually leaves your session active, so reopening it puts you straight back in. Logging out ends the session on the server and forces your credentials to be entered again, which is what you want on a shared or public device.

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