logon
logon — noun
1. the process of starting a session with a computer, website, or online account by
the process of starting a session with a computer, website, or online account by providing your username and password so that the system recognises you and allows you access
A successful logon requires both your username and your password to be entered correctly on the login page.
collocation: successful logon / failed logon
The security system recorded three failed logon attempts from an unfamiliar device in the office.
collocation: failed logon attempt(s)
After her first logon, the new designer changed the default password that the IT team had given her.
The logon process was slow because dozens of students were connecting at the same time.
- login
more common in everyday use; 'login' can also refer to the username, whereas 'logon' only refers to the process
- authentication
more technical; focuses on the system verifying your identity rather than the user's action
- sign-in
common for websites and apps; slightly less formal than 'logon'
文法句型
logon + to + [system/account]
successful logon / failed logon
用法筆記
Frequently appears in compound nouns such as 'logon screen', 'logon page', and 'logon details'. Unlike 'login', which can refer to both the act and the username itself, 'logon' refers only to the act or process.
常見錯誤
logon — verb
1. to enter your username and password in order to start using a computer, network,
to enter your username and password in order to start using a computer, network, website, or online account
You must logon with your student number before you can use the online library from home.
logon + with + [credentials] + to + [system]
The night-shift nurse logged onto the hospital system to update patient records before the morning handover.
past tense: logged onto
Hotel guests can logon to the Wi-Fi network by typing their room number and surname.
After the update, everyone on the finance team had to logon using a new temporary password sent by email.
If you logon from a public computer in the library, remember to logoff when you finish your work.
- log in
more common in everyday speech; 'log in' is interchangeable with 'log on' for most systems
- sign in
very common on websites and apps; slightly less technical
- authenticate
formal technical term; emphasises the system's verification step
文法句型
logon + to + [system/site/account]
logon + with + [credentials]
用法筆記
Commonly appears as the two-word form 'log on' in British English; the one-word form 'logon' is more typical in technical documentation and American English contexts. The past tense is 'logged on', not 'logonned'.