logout

logout definition - computer

Signing out and exiting from a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "logout" or "logoff," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log out" or to "log off." In practice, "logout" is used as a verb as well. Contrast with login.



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